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Laura Waxmann

San Francisco

Business Reporter at San Francisco Chronicle

Business reporter for @sfchronicle: CRE, development, downtown. Formerly @SFBusinessTimes, @sfexaminer, @MLnow, @eltecolotesf. 💌 [email protected]

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  • 3 days ago | sfchronicle.com | Laura Waxmann

    A cut in funding, due to San Francisco's budget issues, could impact organizations that work with at-risk tenants, such as SRO residents in Chinatown. Gabrielle Lurie / The ChronicleLong regarded as a critical supplement to the work done by city building inspectors, two community-based code enforcement outreach programs that target some of the city’s most at-risk tenants could soon cease to exist as San Francisco’s Department of Building Inspection looks to trim costs.

  • 3 days ago | shorturl.at | Laura Waxmann

    Long regarded as a critical supplement to the work done by city building inspectors, two community-based code enforcement outreach programs that target some of the city’s most at-risk tenants could soon cease to exist as San Francisco’s Department of Building Inspection looks to trim costs. Emails sent to about half a dozen local housing nonprofits on Monday informed them that the decades-old Code Enforcement Outreach Program, or CEOP, is facing complete erasure due to the city’s budget woes.

  • 3 days ago | shorturl.at | Laura Waxmann

    In recent years, San Francisco officials saw a need to slow and study the rapid expansion of Amazon’s last mile delivery operations. And so, they implemented stricter zoning rules to guide the development of the type of facilities used by big ecommerce players in the city.

  • 3 days ago | sfchronicle.com | Laura Waxmann

    A rendering of the Kirkland Avenue streetscape of the proposed San Francisco Gateway development in the Bayview. Jackson Liles ArchitectureIn recent years, San Francisco officials saw a need to slow and study the rapid expansion of Amazon’s last mile delivery operations. And so, they implemented stricter zoning rules to guide the development of the type of facilities used by big e-commerce players in the city.

  • 5 days ago | sfchronicle.com | Laura Waxmann

    A sinkhole forced southbound traffic on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County to be reduced to one lane about a half-mile north of Watsonville on Sunday. California Highway PatrolA sinkhole on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County was expected to slow traffic through Sunday evening, the California Highway Patrol said in a social media post. Southbound traffic was reduced to one lane about a half-mile north of Watsonville at Buena Vista Drive. The CHP advised drivers to expect delays.

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Laura Waxmann
Laura Waxmann @laura_waxee
13 May 25

Lil' scoop: Another #SanFrancisco @Starbucks, this one with a great view, is closing. @sfchronicle https://t.co/AIVrWGIgxg

Laura Waxmann
Laura Waxmann @laura_waxee
12 May 25

NEW: In light of major rezoning plan that's targeted #SanFrancisco's west side, 300 Lake's sale will test city’s priorities—and its residents’ appetite for more density in areas like Inner Richmond, where the former nursing home is located. @sfchronicle https://t.co/NJH1G8mU6q

Laura Waxmann
Laura Waxmann @laura_waxee
7 May 25

Had a blast talking shop with fellow journos from @sfstandard @SFBusinessTimes @sfexaminer @MLNow for #smallbusiness week. A big takeaway—it's been a minute since I stepped into the #SanFrancisco Public Library. That needs to change! https://t.co/GS5Z9jAAf3