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SFGATE
6 months ago
SF food

Controversial San Francisco Safeway to close after 40 years

Safeway's Fillmore District store in San Francisco is set to close in March to make way for a mixed-use development.
All Safeway employees at the closing store will be reassigned to other San Francisco locations.
Safeway sees the closure as an opportunity to address the housing shortage in San Francisco. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
6 months ago
East Bay (California)

Here are the Bay Area mega housing projects to watch in 2024

The Bay Area's largest housing projects face uncertainty and challenges, including delays, litigation, and bureaucracy.
Developers and local officials need to confront these challenges to address the region's housing shortage. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
6 months ago
New York City

Opinion | I Want a City, Not a Museum

New York City's physical landscape hasn't changed much over the years, with more than half of the city's housing being in buildings constructed before 1947.
Layers of laws protecting existing buildings in New York City have led to a shortage of housing and high rent prices. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
6 months ago
East Bay (California)

Elias: California's increased housing units haven't meant lower rents

California's top officials and the bureaucrats who back them up persist in telling us there's a massive housing shortage in this state, amounting to something between 1.8 million and 3 million units (over the last five years, they've used varying figures within that range).
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