San Francisco needs housing. San Franciscans love the character of our buildings and neighborhoods. Gentle density allows the city to provide more housing, suited to our diverse households. It does so in ways that enhance the qualities we love about neighborhoods. It empowers local people to create better buildings and neighborhoods for themselves, their households,…
On Wednesday August 20, dozens of transit supporters gathered at the Main Library to discuss the future of transit in San Francisco. The summit was convened by the San Francisco Transit Riders, our City’s leading grassroots voice for public transit. SFTR also convenes the Transit Justice Coalition and Muni Now, Muni Forever campaign. Livable City…
Bay Area transit faces a fiscal cliff in 2026 when federal operating support ends. Voters will get a chance to fully-fund transit on the November 2026 ballot. The state budget approved by the California legislature and signed by Governor Newsom included a $750 million loan to Bay Area transit agencies to prevent draconian service cuts…
Community stewardship makes our shared public places better and our neighborhoods more livable. Caring for places together makes us happier, healthier, more empowered, and better connected. Community stewardship has created and sustained some of San Francisco’s most unique and beloved public spaces, including parks, sidewalk gardens, community gardens, and public stairs. Community stewardship helps conserve…
May 22nd is International Day for Biodiversity, commemorating the United Nations’ adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1992. Humankind is beginning to understand the importance of conserving biodiversity for human and planetary health, and more people are awakening to understanding that the living beings we share the planet with, and the land and…
Life in San Francisco wouldn’t be the same without Muni. Our municipal transit agency is essential to City mobility and livability, and key to meeting our equity, economic recovery, housing, and environmental goals. Yet Muni is facing its second existential crisis in five years. During the pandemic Muni service was pared down to a bare-bones…
A livable city is a biking city. Biking is a healthy, green, affordable, and enjoyable way to get places. Making cities safe and comfortable places to bike for people of all ages and abilities is key to making them sustainable. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is finishing a Biking and Rolling Plan, which…
All the votes are counted for the November 2024 election, one of the most consequential in recent times for the direction of our City and the country.
On November 5th, San Francisco voters can decide to create a permanent public park along Ocean Beach. Ocean Beach is currently a city park, but our enjoyment of the beach is limited by the four-lane highway which runs through it, severing the City from our western shore. Proposition K will amend the City’s Parks Code…
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