Justin Gerdes, Citiscope

Justin Gerdes is a San Francisco Bay Area-based independent journalist specializing in energy and climate issues. His work has appeared at the Guardian, Yale Environment 360, Forbes.com, MotherJones.com, Smithsonian.com, Chinadialogue, the Christian Science Monitor, and Ensia, among others.

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Finance & Investment
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Urban and Regional Planning
How Best to Retrofit Housing for Earthquakes? Rezone and Densify
Could San Francisco’s landlords finance badly needed earthquake retrofits by converting garages into “granny flats” while also adding badly needed affordable housing?
December 11, 2014
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Justin Gerdes, Citiscope
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Public Policy
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Resilience and Sustainability
San Francisco’s Bayview Plans for Resilience at the Neighborhood Level
San Franciscans assume that one day an earthquake will hit their city hard, thanks to the geologic fault line that runs below it. But one neighborhood leader has taken lessons from Hurricane Katrina, Los Angeles’ riots, and the Northridge earthquake to prepare.
June 30, 2014
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Justin Gerdes, Citiscope
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