S.F. upzoning plan heads to committee for final amendments
San Francisco supervisors will consider amendments to a state-mandated upzoning plan that allows taller, denser buildings while exempting rent-controlled, historical, and low-income areas.
The bizarre incompetence of Wiener's SB 79 - 48 hills
Senate Bill 79 upzones vast areas around rail stops impractically, enabling a land grab driven by powerful landowners and misaligned transit-oriented development planning.
Provisional Governance: How Temporary Projects Reshape Cities
Temporary urban projects often function as provisional strategies that mask permanent development agendas while reshaping urban landscapes under the guise of experimentation.
Mediterranean wildfires in 2025 burned over one million hectares in the EU, driven by climate change, land neglect, and extractive disaster capitalism.
Farms in England could be taken out of food production to boost nature, says Labour
Some farms in England could be taken entirely out of food production under plans to make more space for nature, as announced by Environment Secretary Steve Reed.
