Sonja TraussLegalize Affordable Housing EverywhereEvery election, every candidate campaigns on Affordable Housing, and after every election, housing prices continue to rise, and the amount…2 min read·Jun 16, 2018--1--1
Sonja TraussWhy District 6 needs to get voting.Do you ever feel like the rest of the city makes plans for our neighborhoods, without thinking about what our neighborhoods will need to…3 min read·Jun 14, 2018----
Sonja Trauss“Affordable and Teacher Housing Now” ballot measureThe city estimates that meeting San Francisco’s need for affordable housing would require building 1300 units per year. Currently we build…2 min read·Jan 30, 2018----
Sonja TraussEnding the Encampment Crisis by creating Safe Organized SpacesEvery night in San Francisco 3,134 people sleep outside. This is not an accident, it is not a situation that is beyond our control. SF City…2 min read·Jan 30, 2018----
Sonja TraussWhat can we do about homelessness?Homelessness is San Francisco’s biggest problem. It falls particularly heavily on District 6. Solving homelessness can’t be accomplished…2 min read·Jan 30, 2018----
Sonja TraussRight to Civil CounselPreventing displacement has always been the goal of my housing advocacy work. The most effective way of preventing displacement is to make…2 min read·Jan 30, 2018--1--1
Sonja TraussTaking Care of TeachersBefore I became active in politics, I was a high school math teacher, so I know first hand the challenges teachers face finding affordable…1 min read·Jan 18, 2018----
Sonja TraussFalse Equivalences, New AlliancesIt’s hard to argue against housing. Housing is such an obviously good thing — we all want it. It’s at the base of our hierarchy of needs…3 min read·Dec 31, 2017----
Sonja TraussWhat happened to Geographic Equity?Geographic Equity is the idea that controversial services, like housing for the formerly homeless and marijuana dispensaries (MCDs), should…3 min read·Oct 8, 2017----
Sonja TraussA call for Mass HousingOn Twitter yesterday, a minor firestorm erupted over an essay I wrote in late 2014, when I was still making $30,000 a year working as a…2 min read·Sep 27, 2017--3--3