Adam EchelmaninThe FriscMayor Breed Has Spent 4 Years On the Job. What’s Her Housing Record?Early goals are only part of the story. Her legacy hinges on the battle, with help from state allies, to change how SF builds homes.15 min read·Sep 15, 2022----
Adam EchelmaninThe FriscSF’s Tax on Empty Storefronts, Delayed by COVID, Is Just Getting StartedWhile city voters mull an ‘empty homes’ tax for November, let’s consider how the commercial version is rolling out.9 min read·Jul 20, 2022--1--1
Adam EchelmaninThe FriscPolk Street’s Cinch Saloon, Its Pride Roots Showing, Straddles Gay SF Old and NewWith naughty selfies and Star Wars props, the bar will witness the revival of an old tradition Sunday.5 min read·Jun 24, 2022----
Adam EchelmaninThe FriscSup. Peskin Says His Rent Control Plan Will Build More Housing. His Sources Say NoTo bolster his new bill, the city’s progressive stalwart leans on two studies. The authors say their work is being grossly misrepresented.8 min read·Jun 17, 2022----
Adam EchelmaninThe FriscSF Needs to Build More Affordable Housing, But Funding It Just Got TougherSome state money, once a ‘cookie jar’ for builders, is now harder to tap, just as the city must add tens of thousands of new homes.8 min read·Jun 2, 2022----
Adam EchelmaninThe FriscSF Voters Approved Big Money for ‘Social’ Housing. Officials First Have to Squabble Over ItA higher tax on real estate is raising millions of dollars. It’s not going to solve our affordability crisis.8 min read·May 16, 2022----
Adam EchelmaninThe FriscLongtime Eyesore Theater Cursed by Kismet, COVID, and Now SF’s High Costs of RevivalThe Alexandria, once a Geary draw, has sat empty for years. Affordable housing is the latest idea to flop there. How does this movie end?9 min read·Apr 15, 2022----
Adam EchelmaninThe FriscA Day in the Life of an SF Day Laborer: Waiting for Work, Struggling to Get PaidA jack of many trades sleeps under Highway 101 and keeps falling through the cracks of what appears to be a heated market for construction.8 min read·Mar 24, 2022----
Adam EchelmaninThe FriscTo Recover from a Major Earthquake, SF Needs Housing Now, Not Just LaterIf you think the shortage of homes is a crisis today, wait till the Big One hits. Retrofits are going well but will only take us so far.11 min read·Mar 1, 2022----
Adam EchelmanLet’s Make Online Learning Within Reach For AllThis Op Ed was narrated to Adam Echelman as part of the Humanity in Action Alfred Landecker Democracy Fellowship.2 min read·Oct 15, 2021----