Fourplex ordinance approved by the Board of Supervisors
The Fourplex ordinance was approved by the Board of Supervisors on October 18. The mayor has signaled she will sign it. The ordinance will permit new or renovated buildings of up to four units, and up to six units on corner lots, in all San Francisco’s Residential, House (RH) districts, which cover well over half…
Have your say on the future of Shared Spaces
On Monday the Board of Supervisors’ Land Use and Transportation Committee will consider legisation to make the City’s Shared Spaces program permanent. It’s your chance to weigh in on the future of Shared Spaces. San Francisco’s Shared Spaces program helped sustain neighborhood businesses and expand usable public space during the pandemic. Shared spaces include the…
Feel Your Way To A Livable City: SIGHT & LIGHT
The 5 senses are some of the most powerful and accessible tools we have to create the city we want to live in now and give to future generations. Our senses or “feelings” about a place are often disregarded by traditional planning processes, but if honored, can guide us to build environments that nurture our…
The Best Parts of San Francisco: Excelsior District
The Excelsior District is known for its authentic ethnic restaurants. It has the most service industry businesses in San Francisco, such as beauty salons and barbershops. Most of the companies are Latinx and Asian owned by locals.
Join The Kickoff 9/6! — Weekly Sunday Streets Pop-Up In SoMa Kicks Off To Support Residents and Small Business
August 24th, 2020 | PRESS RELEASE San Francisco — The nonprofit Livable City, will be transforming Folsom Street between 6th and 8th Streets into a temporary car-free open space for residents and businesses to use on a weekly basis from 11:00am – 4:00pm through the City’s Shared Spaces program starting August 30th through October 18th,…
Helping San Francisco’s Chinatown Pivot To Success
Chinatown is notably one of San Francisco’s most densely populated neighborhoods, full of rich history, art, and locally owned businesses. On any given day, people travel from far and wide to the intersection of Bush Street and Grant Avenue and enter the Dragon’s Gate, a San Francisco landmark, and one of the most photographed gateways…
Density Reform Ordinance will Preserve Rental Units and Encourage Affordable Housing
Preserving existing affordable housing and encouraging new affordable housing are two key strategies for addressing San Francisco’s housing affordability crisis. On Thursday, the Planning Commission will hold a hearing on an ordinance that advances both strategies.
Restaurant Owner Inspires Recovery in the Bayview: Meet April Spears
“Grilled oysters and Louisiana gumbo, that’s what everyone’s been asking for,” explained April Spears as she served yet another order of her famed dish at the reopening of Cafe Envy in the Bayview on June 13. “I saw that our restaurants around here already serve a lot of heavier soul food and fried food, so…
Off-Street Parking Reform Advances to the Board of Supervisors
Private cars and light trucks are the largest source of carbon emissions in California. Parking reform is part of the solution.
Take Action for a Livable City: Better Market Street and Parking Reform
In March, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors declared a Climate Emergency, calling for “immediate and accelerated action to address the climate crisis.” We’re urging City government to walk its talk, and join a growing number of cities making bold moves to address the climate crisis – and become more healthy, livable, equitable, and green…
