Supes Drop Ballot Measure, Shift Strategies in Debate Over Affordable Housing Requirements

Supes Drop Ballot Measure, Shift Strategies in Debate Over Affordable Housing Requirements

San Francisco Supervisors Jane Kim and Aaron Peskin today said they would withdraw one measure from the June ballot that would double the minimum amount…

Proposed Measure Would Double Affordable Housing Requirement, Give Control Back to Board

Proposed Measure Would Double Affordable Housing Requirement, Give Control Back to Board

A ballot measure introduced by Supervisors Jane Kim and Aaron Peskin today would double the amount of affordable housing developers are required to include in…

Mayor Calls for Increase in Affordable Housing Requirement for new Developments

Mayor Calls for Increase in Affordable Housing Requirement for new Developments

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee today called for a ballot measure that would increase the amount of affordable housing developers are required to include in…

Mayor Backs Flexible Affordable House Requirements

Mayor Backs Flexible Affordable House Requirements

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisor Mark Farrell today introduced an ordinance that would give developers more flexibility in satisfying city laws requiring the…

Supes Expect New In-Law Units to Bolster Rent-Controlled Housing Stock

Supes Expect New In-Law Units to Bolster Rent-Controlled Housing Stock

Garages, storage areas, basements and other underutilized spaces in District 3 and District 8 of San Francisco just got the green light from the San…

State High Court Upholds Right of Cities to Require Affordable Housing in New Developments

State High Court Upholds Right of Cities to Require Affordable Housing in New Developments

The California Supreme Court unanimously ruled in San Francisco today that cities have the right to require developers to make a portion of new units…

Nearly 1700 Affordable Housing Units Promised In New Visitacion Valley Development

Nearly 1700 Affordable Housing Units Promised In New Visitacion Valley Development

A preliminary agreement announced today will likely pave the way for the construction of nearly 1,700 new affordable housing units in San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley…

Build Baby Build: Mayor Lee Wants 30,000 More Housing Units For SF

Build Baby Build: Mayor Lee Wants 30,000 More Housing Units For SF

San Francisco is taking an almost “militaristic” approach to constructing new housing, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee announced today. At a press conference today inside…

SF Supe Wants To Encourage Construction By Dumping Density Limits

SF Supe Wants To Encourage Construction By Dumping Density Limits

A San Francisco supervisor today introduced legislation that seeks to encourage the construction of more affordable housing in the city by removing density limits for…