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Clara Nguyen is an SF News Today staff byline covering housing policy, tenants and affordability. This profile collects reporting that explains proposals through data, public records and direct local consequences.
Housing · Presidio Heights
Two Sept. 28 building-permit applications cover 214 and 36 homes at the former CPMC California campus. They are part of a larger 530-unit redevelopment, but the permits have not yet been issued.
Housing · Rent control
San Francisco did not raise its normal rent-control cap to 10%. The 2026 annual increase remains 1.6%. Here is what “banked” rent, eviction protections and Ellis Act payments actually mean — and what is not law yet.
Guide · Earthquake safety
How to check whether a San Francisco property is affected, what retrofit costs depend on, which 2026 grant may help and where owners and tenants can find official records.
Housing · SoMa
A fresh building permit and an August OSHA inspection appeared after financing trouble at the 202-unit SoMa affordable-housing project. Neither record, by itself, proves full tower construction has restarted.
Housing · Historic preservation
The city wants to roughly double protected historic resources by 2030 while a 74,888-unit housing pipeline remains largely stalled. The overlap is real, but the headline numbers do not prove thousands of homes are blocked.
Housing · Earthquake safety
The new state grant targets five-to-10-unit buildings. San Francisco’s mandatory program includes larger properties, including a tier for buildings with 15 or more units.
Housing · ADUs
The city added 223 completed or legalized accessory dwelling units in 2025, down from 330 in 2021. A faster Planning review does not guarantee a finished home.
Housing · Castro
After a master tenant died at 258 Church St., two longtime roommates faced a reported market-rent demand more than triple the old rent. Public records point to a much larger former-Veritas portfolio behind the building.