“This is a broad, straightforward exemption that really creates certainty and predictability, and we'll get project approvals done more quickly,” said Michael Lane @SPUR_Urbanist. https://t.co/TnEzBxqryR

#LosAngeles and the #DensityParadox. Why we must reclaim land from #Cars. @LCI_LA @NewUrbanism @APA_Planning

Great piece about where the post-SB 79 housing policy conversation is headed: reducing costs, speeding permitting, easing financing, and improving the beauty and livability of new buildings.

Have you seen the sunset at Sunset Dunes?

SF's Charter is hindering efforts to address housing, public safety & other challenges. SPUR's new brief proposes 10 charter changes that, if placed on the Nov 2026 ballot & approved by voters, would empower city leadership to tackle these challenges.

OPINION: “Reforming the charter isn’t just bureaucratic housekeeping; it’s the first step toward a government that works for the people it serves,” Sean Elsbernd writes.

"San Francisco is world-famous as a hub of creativity and technology. Yet our government operates under rules written for another era. We pride ourselves on innovation, but our governance model rewards inertia." https://t.co/pOvDPumETI

"What was meant to be a concise constitutional framework has become a detailed and disjointed instruction manual." - Sean Elsbernd, president and CEO @SPUR_Urbanist https://t.co/pOvDPumETI

Boston is piloting window heat pumps in affordable housing to swiftly and affordably cut emissions. https://t.co/KyAgeNj2LU

The average impact fee on a multifamily unit in California is $21,703, nearly triple the national average of $8,034.

Putting out sidewalk tables and chairs for your business is easy: fill out a free form, learn the rules like keeping sidewalks accessible, and you’re good to go. No permit or free required. We want San Francisco’s businesses to bring our streets to life—just follow a few simple

New: SF Mayor Lurie and moderate allies are considering a 2026 ballot measure to overhaul the city charter https://t.co/LkFO7zWbVI

My latest column: One thing I didn’t have on my 2025 bingo card: being called out on a mailer Sausalito sent to all registered voters, implying my reporting on its flawed housing plan was inaccurate. The mailer misstates my argument & is ethically gray.

🍨 Scoop in my latest column: A new court ruling “blows up” CA housing law. It’s being leveraged in a new federal lawsuit against CA challenging a law that applies CEQA review to 1 project in the state—in incoming Senate leader Monique Limón’s district.

Single stair victory in San Jose!!!! https://t.co/PJ51IjGuHt

Today, the Governor announced a new agreement between the City of San José and @CaltransD4 — finally giving our city the authority to clean up and provide outreach on 13 of the most impacted pieces of state-land in San José. For years, our hands have been tied. Currently, when

Uncalibrated IZ (where IZ tax >= payment to developers) raises rents market-wide, by killing marginal projects and reducing supply. Developers in a growing city can wait for rents to rise so the policy calibrates. But this is equivalent to IZ causing higher rents. 3/3

One misconception about IZ is that the market-rate homes in an IZ building cross-subsidize the non-market homes. But this isn't how tax incidence works. Developers cannot set above-market rents, because renters would simply find cheaper rents elsewhere. 1/

Re-legalizing small apartment buildings would spur the homes city dwellers need now.

The recall train rolls on in the Bay Area ... In the Marin County town of Fairfax, @izzyabloom reports on two councilmembers facing removal next week over a six-story apartment building. https://t.co/wQkOZVIAd9

For too long, it’s taken years — sometimes decades — to build the homes our families need in CA. Endless red tape, slow approvals, and outdated rules have left too many Californians struggling to find or afford a place to live. The Fast Track Housing Package changes that.