The streamlining has made it relatively fast to get housing projects approved, but San Francisco still lags behind comparable cities in the time it takes to obtain building permits.

Mayor Daniel Lurie and Supervisor Bilal Mahmood on Wednesday will introduce legislation that would cut the city's transfer ...

In the last few years, San Francisco cut its new housing permit processing time in half, despite trailing U.S. cities like ...

Despite opposition, the SFMTA board greenlit a reduced plan at the Muni bus yard in the Mission District. It's down to just 100 units.

San Francisco took longer to issue building permits for new housing projects than five other major cities, according to a recent survey from Jan. 1, 2024, to Aug. 12, 2025, conducted for the Board of ...

The long-stalled 27-story tower at 469 Stevenson Street is still a parking lot, and now its developer is asking San Francisco for more time to keep the project alive. Today, BUILD Inc. filed for an ...

A housing controversy is brewing in San Francisco's Marina District, and even some pro-housing advocates are speaking out against a new development proposal. A developer filed an application on Friday ...

San Francisco’s contentious rezoning plan is unlikely to produce the number of homes the city is required to build to meet state requirements, according to projections in a report released Thursday by ...

The city recently launched the first phase of an online permitting portal, reflecting a larger, nationwide gov tech trend. An official leading that effort tells what the city has learned so far.

A new building in San Francisco is promising to bring housing to the city for the middle class: teachers, government employees, community organizers and young families. It's called the Sophie Maxwell ...