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Allison Arieff

Allison Arieff

San Francisco Chronicle

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California has forgotten how to fix things. Can these new Bay Area cafés help?

23.08.2026 10

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Allison Arieff

A supervisor wants to double the number of historic landmarks in S.F. Is it a NIMBY ploy?

09.08.2026 20

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S.F. is rushing to build new housing, but we shouldn’t settle for mediocre design

03.08.2026 20

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California is demanding more housing near transit, even as it starves its transit systems to death

26.07.2026 20

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The solution to reviving the S.F. Centre has been sitting right under the city’s nose

15.07.2026 20

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This S.F. neighborhood actually demanded more housing. How did things turn out?

12.07.2026 30

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S.F.’s recovery is missing one of the hardest things to bring back

04.07.2026 30

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Is S.F. planning to tear up your street for construction? Here’s everything you need to know

28.06.2026 30

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Powell Street’s facelift is a win for good design in San Francisco

11.06.2026 30

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Mayor Lurie just got a mandate to build

03.06.2026 30

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Shade is good, actually

24.05.2026 30

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What Detroit can teach the Bay Area about housing innovation

17.05.2026 60

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Vaillancourt Fountain just burst into flames. Take it as a sign S.F. needs a better plan for the Embarcadero

07.05.2026 30

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California’s gas tax no longer makes sense. Getting rid of it is harder than it sounds

03.05.2026 40

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An innovative type of housing has stalled in California for decades. Is it finally ready to break through?

26.04.2026 50

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New multifamily housing in S.F. is mostly ugly. Here’s how we get better designs

19.04.2026 40

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This S.F. neighborhood has rediscovered the magic formula of 19th century Paris

05.04.2026 60

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Why are cars still killing so many people in San Francisco?

14.03.2026 40

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How many Waymos is too many Waymos?

08.03.2026 30

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Trump just ended emission standards. Here’s what California can do about it

22.02.2026 90

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Do we need to demolish downtown S.F. in order to save it?

21.02.2026 100

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San Francisco Bay Area traffic is worse than ever. Could a ferry boom make a difference?

10.02.2026 50

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S.F. has the infrastructure to be a transit utopia. What’s holding it back? Something small

31.01.2026 40

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It’s one of S.F.’s most beautiful public spaces — but no one goes. Here’s how to change that

25.01.2026 30

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This S.F. neighborhood isn’t just one of the world’s ‘coolest,’ it’s a model for the Bay Area’s future

18.01.2026 50

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