Why housing costs keep rising in San Francisco

Medium.com January 22, 2014 If you love San Francisco, as I do, it’s hard to watch the transformation of the city into a place that is extraordinarily expensive and increasingly exclusive. As a transportation planner, I used to view housing as a related issue, but not...

Mayor Ed Lee has a housing solution

San Francisco Chronicle January 17, 2014 Mayor Ed Lee thinks he has a solution to slow the accelerating problem of homeowners being priced out of San Francisco and the Bay Area – build new housing at perhaps the fastest rate in the city’s history....

San Francisco’s Million Dollar Homes Spur Condo Surge

Bloomberg Jun 26, 2013 Kimberly Boortz began searching for a San Francisco condominium after seeing the heated demand for single-family homes in the city. Potential buyers would “elbow their way around” showings, and only all-cash offers or bids well over the asking...

Candlestick to get a smashing farewell

San Francisco Chronicle Feb 3, 2013 It hosted two World Series, The Catch and the Beatles’ last concert. Now it looks like Candlestick Park will go out with a blast next year to make way for a shopping center. Plans are to blow up the 69,000-seat stadium with a...