Posts in Innovation
A Backyard Solution to San Francisco’s Housing Need

The debate over where to put new housing — and how tall it can be — fuels much of San Francisco’s raging NIMBY/YIMBY culture war. But most residents are not warriors in the political fights over zoning maps and building heights. They’re just trying to solve real-life housing problems. That’s why we should let homeowners build a small home in their backyard — an Accessory Dwelling Unit — that can be sold separately as a condominium.

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A Therapist Offers Free Sidewalk Listening Sessions to Help People Feel Heard

Meet Aimee Rozen. You can find her at the Outer Sunset farmer’s market offering something other than vegetables, honey, and bread: her ear. Aimee is a therapist who volunteers her time listening to whatever you want to share. She is a chapter leader for Sidewalk Talk, a community listening project that lets people experience what it’s like to be heard and the benefit it can provide.

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