Sonja TraussLegalize Affordable Housing EverywhereEvery election, every candidate campaigns on Affordable Housing, and after every election, housing prices continue to rise, and the amount…Jun 16, 20181Jun 16, 20181
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…Jun 14, 2018Jun 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…Jan 30, 2018Jan 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…Jan 30, 2018Jan 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…Jan 30, 2018Jan 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…Jan 30, 20181Jan 30, 20181
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…Jan 18, 2018Jan 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…Dec 31, 2017Dec 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…Oct 8, 2017Oct 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…Sep 27, 20173Sep 27, 20173