San Francisco’s Controller now recommends a 0% inclusionary housing requirement because nearly every tested housing prototype is financially infeasible under current market conditions, reviving a long-running debate over whether City Hall treats feasibility limits as ceilings or starting points.

Mayor Daniel Lurie and Supervisor Bilal Mahmood proposed halving San Francisco’s transfer tax on $10M+ property sales—arguing it would make stalled housing projects pencil again. A companion ballot measure would remove a foreclosure-related exemption to backfill revenue.

The Castro Theatre will host community events Feb. 6–7 ahead of its Feb. 10, 2026 reopening after a $41 million renovation. GrowSF backed this upgrade—and we’re thrilled to see one of SF’s most iconic venues nearly back online.

Safeway’s Outer Richmond store at 850 La Playa will temporarily close so owner Safeway and developer Align Real Estate can replace the parking-lot supermarket with two eight-story buildings containing 526 rental homes and a larger grocery store, using by-right state density bonus rules rather than waiting on San Francisco’s new Family Zoning plan.

Unanimous vote enables Related California’s innovative public-private partnership for Financial District recovery.

The Board of Supervisors reduces housing development risk by deferring some fees until the building is completed.

Study request would explore using property tax increases from new development to finance subsidized housing in SF western neighborhoods.

Supervisor Mahmood aims to ease financial risks of new home development by deferring impact fees until after construction is complete.

The Board of Supervisors unanimously rejected a challenge to a new subsidized supportive housing development at 16th and Mission.

Planning Commissioner Vice President Kathrin Moore has earned up to $100K annually from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill while approving their projects, raising ethical concerns.

The new San Francisco Planning Director, Sarah Dennis-Phillips, brings decades of planning and real estate experience to the Planning Department.

New homes at 2588 Mission finally get the green light nearly a decade after a deadly fire.