Jackie Fielder's attempt to ban new research labs in the Mission was gutted by more reasonable voices.

The California Supreme Court let stand a ruling that Huntington Beach, a charter city, must adopt a housing plan that makes room for 13,368 new homes, reinforcing the state’s power to force all cities—charter or not—to do their fair share on housing. That precedent matters for San Francisco, which is also a charter city and has repeatedly resisted state housing mandates.

The Board of Supervisors voted 7–4 to approve Mayor Daniel Lurie’s Family Zoning plan, upzoning much of the city’s north and west sides to allow more homes in more neighborhoods in order to meet state housing mandates.

Modest upzoning passes Planning Commission with a 4-3 vote.

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.

After nearly five years at the helm, Planning Director Rich Hillis will leave his post at the end of summer.

Time to GrowSF! Mayor Lurie supports adding more homes to make San Francisco more affordable to thousands more.