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San Francisco's housing Battles rage on.
Neighborhood bickering bogs down developer
When talking about housing, or the lack of it, experts agree: San Francisco has put its own people on an endangered list.
The developers are out there, the money is out there, but a virulent strain of NIMBYism, or the Not In My Backyard syndrome, has threatened to wipe out the working class from an environment that prided itself on a now-fading reputation of embracing all walks of life.
"We all need more housing, and I don't think anyone disputes that," said Jaime Rossi, director of public policy for the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and member of the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition. "But the ...
- New Group Urges Dense Housing in San Francisco.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Zapler, Mike February 1, 2001 700+ words
...announcement came the same day as a San Francisco Chamber of Commerce poll showed...residents. Joining the new San Francisco Housing Action Coalition (HAC) is a spectrum...Conservation Voters and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. It hopes...
- Successful Solutions to Bay Area Housing Crisis to Highlight National...
- Press release article from: Business Wire September 26, 2000 700+ words
...Corporation, and a native of San Francisco and former Deputy Mayor...Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco -- Cliff Kellog, White...Darryl Higashi, City of San Francisco -- Lee Weider, Housing Action Coalition of Silicon Valley...
- ADVISORY/ Successful Solutions to Bay Area Housing Crisis to Highlight National...
- Press release article from: Business Wire September 28, 2000 700+ words
...the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. A number of banking...Daryl Higashi, City of San Francisco -- Carol Galante...Corporation -- Lee Wieder, Housing Action Coalition of Silicon...Insurance Corporation and a San Francisco native former Deputy...
- MAYORS TACKLE HOUSING SAN FRANCISCO, BOSTON LEADERS ARE PRIME MOVERS BEHIND...
- Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI) Davidoff, Judith June 14, 2002 700+ words
...housing in any of the debates, said San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown in a phone interview...efforts. Konkel said that the Affordable Housing Action Alliance -- a coalition that works...Conference of Mayors. Associated Press San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown is one of the mayors...
- Despite Housing Crunch, San Francisco Area Resists Building Apartment Towers.
- Newspaper article from: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, California) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) May 6, 2002 700+ words
...It's one thing to have high-rises in New York or San Francisco," community activist Lorraine Wallace said. "But San...single-family neighborhood," said Shiloh Ballard, of the Housing Action Coalition, whose members include the Sierra Club and Silicon...
- Chattanooga's enterprising model for affordable housing action.
- Magazine article from: Business Perspectives October 1, 1997 700+ words
...using it as a model for shaping their own programs. Should Memphis do the same? At the 1997 U.S. Conference of Mayors in San Francisco in June, a Tennessee city took home the John J. Gunther Blue Ribbon Award for decent housing. The winner came as no surprise...
- SF project emphasizes housing in poor neighborhood.(REDEVELOPMENT WATCH)
- Newspaper article from: California Planning & Development Report Shigley, Paul September 1, 2006 700+ words
...redevelopment business since 1948, San Francisco has recently created its...executive director of the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition, said the redevelopment...Colen added. As in all of San Francisco, housing that poor and even...
- NFL Football: San Francisco 49ers Playoff Results.
- News wire article from: Sports Network January 13, 2003 700+ words
...Game Result ---- ---- ------ 12-22-57 NFL Divisional Detroit 31, San Francisco 27 (at San Francisco) 12-27-70 NFC Divisional San Francisco 17, Minnesota 14 (at Minnesota) 1-3-70 NFC Championship Dallas 17, San Francisco...
