Burning down the housing in San Francisco

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Fire crews from around the city worked to contain the fire along Fourth Street in China Basin.

Ross Barringer

Yesterday’s massive fire that destroyed a 172-unit market-rate housing complex that was near completion in China Basin got plenty of attention in mainstream and social media outlets — and only a little speculation as to how this fits into San Francisco’s aggressive push for new housing and its charged political debates about gentrification and displacement.Read more »