Why San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors Cannot Avoid Enforcement of Building Codes
On the heels of the recent tragic Oakland fire, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is working to protect our artist community by preventing enforced…
Editorials
An Open Letter to San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee
Dear San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, Several years ago, one of our citizens and small business owner, Juliet Pries, had an idea to open a…
Today’s Office Design Not Your Grandfather’s Office
For those of you way too young to remember the Bewitched television series from the 1960’s and 70’s, each week we watched scenes of Darrin…
The Domino Effect of an Interest Rate Uptick
When my wife and I bought our first home in San Francisco for $138,000 in 1978, we were required to put 25 percent down. We…
Density Availability and The Cyclical Evolution of Retail
Years ago, neighborhoods were built around neighborhood street retail. Often times people lived above retail stores or homes were within a short walking distance to…
How Digital Communication is Affecting Office Design
Walk into almost any office today and listen. Among colleagues chatting and the sound of typing, what don’t you hear? Phones ringing… From sales offices…
We Are Only As Good As Our Talent
San Francisco’s Modern Day Tech Boom and Future Bust Surging rents, skyrocketing real-estate prices and booming tech companies––sounds like San Francisco in 2015, right? It…
The Evolution of Retail in San Francisco’s Financial District
In the 1970’s, I was working in the vending food business. Our company operated in San Francisco and was the largest independent vending machine company…