Tag: San Francisco

The New South Wales (NSW) Housing Minister Rose Jackson has become the first Labor state minister to swat down the left-wing Greens’ campaign for Australia to adopt rent controls to deal with its housing crisis. On June 27, federal Greens housing spokesperson, Max Chandler-Mather, reiterated his party’s position citing San Francisco as an example Australian authorities should follow. “In San ...

Commentary Living on the streets is a crime. A violation of law. To force citizens to react, or worse, not react to the plight of their fellow man, and pretend not to notice, ultimately may force everyone to leave. This includes those born and raised in San Francisco, and this author. It’s not okay for people to live on the ...

Commercial real estate in the United States is facing uncertainty, with mixed signals from traditional economic bellwethers like housing and employment contributing to the lack of clarity, and lingering fears of recession leave the predictions open-ended, according to a recent forecast by the University of California–Los Angeles Anderson School of Business, which included estimates for no recession and mild recession. ...

Office vacancy rates in San Francisco continue to climb, with new records being set monthly as businesses continue to flee and office workers resist a return to the city, according to experts. Vacancy rates reportedly surpassed 31 percent in May, the highest ever recorded in the city—historically known as an attractive location for businesses, ranking as one of the most ...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed was forced to cut short an outdoor public hearing held at the United Nations Plaza in the city’s downtown on May 23 after being heckled by protesters, one of whom allegedly threw a brick that hit another attendee. Breed, a Democrat, was joined by Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin at the open-air hearing to ...

News Analysis SAN FRANCISCO—San Franciscans started to feel the impact of a massive exodus starting with the COVID-19 pandemic and continuing as crime skyrocketed more recently. Residents have found that there are not as many people walking the streets downtown now. Usually there are more tourists than office workers, even during lunch break. No more crowds of people line up waiting ...