Monthly Archives: September 2013

280 Freeway Competition winners re-envision San Francisco

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Why shut down Fannie and Freddie now?

After Fannie and Freddie were put into conservatorship, the Treasury began buying senior preferred shares of stock in the two, thereby keeping them afloat and fueling the nation’s mortgage market for the foreseeable future. During the next several years, as … Continue reading

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Tentative settlement in black SF firefighter’s suit

A black San Francisco firefighter who accused the fire department of making him endure months of racially motivated abuse during his training -being referred to as a “house boy,” and made to scrub toilets and floors with a toothbrush – … Continue reading

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Fannie, Freddie are cash cows—why shut them down?

After Fannie and Freddie were put into conservatorship, the Treasury began buying senior preferred shares of stock in the two, thereby keeping them afloat and fueling the nation’s mortgage market for the foreseeable future. During the next several years, as … Continue reading

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Families flee SF for East Bay with cheaper homes

“Family flight” out of San Francisco is nothing new. But now, real estate prices in the city have risen so steeply – much more so than in the East Bay – that there’s an extra incentive for longtime San Francisco … Continue reading

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