Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News, San Francisco, Take Action 07 May 2015 Take Action: Let’s STOP the Mission MoratoriumThis week Supervisor David Campos proposed a 45-day moratorium on building new market-rate housing in the Mission District, extendable for… Housing Action Coalition
Events, Land Use, Legislation, News, Take Action, Transportation 04 May 2015 The History and Future of Granny Flats in San FranciscoFor decades, accessory dwelling units (ADUs) were hotly contested in San Francisco. Concerns over parking and added density raised issue… Housing Action Coalition
Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News, San Francisco 27 Apr 2015 Legislation Proposed to Reconsider Group HousingSan Francisco has different legal definitions of housing in its complex planning code. What we most commonly think of as… Housing Action Coalition
Events, Land Use, News 24 Apr 2015 Public Plazas to Pocket Parks: A More Walkable DogpatchAs a new resident of Hayes Valley, who’s amazed at what a difference community members have had by actively ensuring… Housing Action Coalition
Affordable Housing, Events, Land Use, News 20 Apr 2015 Taking a Stroll Down a Renewed Mid-MarketOn a recent warm and sunny Saturday, the SF Housing Action Coalition’s staff met 20 of us at the corner… Housing Action Coalition
News, Take Action 20 Apr 2015 Not All Housing is Created Equal: How SFHAC Assesses What is Good HousingHousing - the amount, type, density, location and design - shapes the neighborhoods and cities we inhabit. Well-designed and well-located… Housing Action Coalition
Friends of SFHAC, Interview, Land Use, Legislation, News 20 Apr 2015 How to Get Ahead of the Middle Income Housing CurveRobert Selna, Oakland resident and Friends of SFHAC member, sat down with the SF Housing Action Coalition to share his… Housing Action Coalition
Events, Legislation, News, San Francisco 13 Apr 2015 Legislation to Stop Flushing Hetch Hetchy in New DevelopmentsThe inexorable realities of a drought, California’s finite water resources have urgently forced water recycling upon us. Sup. Scott Wiener… Housing Action Coalition
Friends of SFHAC, Land Use, Legislation, Member Spotlight, News, Planning, San Francisco 13 Apr 2015 You Spoke, the Mayor Listened: Update on the Mission Housing MoratoriumOn February 13, a proposed moratorium on market-rate housing in the Mission District triggered the largest community outcry in favor… Housing Action Coalition
Land Use, Legislation, News, San Francisco 06 Apr 2015 Mayor Lee Commits to $250M Housing Bond in November 2015Mayor Ed Lee convened a gathering of the City’s housing stakeholders at City Hall last Wednesday to announce his full… Housing Action Coalition
Affordable Housing, Events, Land Use, Legislation, News 06 Apr 2015 Inside 1400 Mission – A Successful Off-Site Affordable Housing DevelopmentThe SF Housing Action Coalition recently hosted a tour of 1400 Mission Street, one of San Francisco’s few housing developments… Housing Action Coalition
Friends of SFHAC, Interview, News, Take Action 02 Apr 2015 What’s a Union Square Hairstylist Doing About Housing Affordability?“I’ve volunteered to help SFHAC arrange events for a younger and newer crowd to kick off conversations about local housing,… Housing Action Coalition
Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News, Take Action 30 Mar 2015 Draft Legislation for Inclusionary Reform Expected in AprilThere was a full room last Friday to hear Sarah Dennis-Phillips, a senior policy advisor in the Office of Economic… Housing Action Coalition
Events, Land Use, Legislation, News, Transportation 27 Mar 2015 How Smart Design & Non-Profit Management Make Affordable Housing SuccessfulOn March 21st, the SF Housing Action Coalition along with the SF Bicycle Coalition & Emerging Leaders Peer Network hosted a… Housing Action Coalition
Land Use, Legislation, News, Waterfront 25 Mar 2015 BREAKING NEWS: Court Ruling Indicates Prop B May Be In TroubleAs participants in a lawsuit challenging the legality of Prop B, the waterfront height limits ballot initiative passed last June,… Housing Action Coalition
News, San Francisco, Take Action 20 Mar 2015 Duplicate Advisory Body Created for Balboa Reservoir?We learned recently that D7 Supervisor Norman Yee proposed the creation of a citizen’s advisory committee (CAC) for the Balboa… Housing Action Coalition
Affordable Housing, Elections, Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning 20 Mar 2015 “Housing Balance Monitoring and Reporting” Begins HearingsLast summer’s compromise between Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisor Jane Kim over housing policy resulted in Prop K, the “Housing… Housing Action Coalition
Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning, San Francisco 16 Mar 2015 Sup. London Breed’s Night Club Legislation Begins HearingsWhile we suspect most readers have views on the best local night spots and what clubs they visit for a… Housing Action Coalition
Interview, Land Use, Legislation, Member Spotlight, News 16 Mar 2015 Q+A with Amanda Loper: SFHAC’s Project Review Chair + Star ArchitectThe SF Housing Action Coalition continues to strive to place the best and brightest our Executive Committee to keep our… Housing Action Coalition
Events, Land Use, News, Take Action 06 Mar 2015 Hayes Valley’s Parcel P Evolves from Freeway Ramp to Vibrant Urban HousingIt’s startling to be reminded that a highway off-ramp once carved through the spot where one is standing. This is… Housing Action Coalition
Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning, San Francisco 06 Mar 2015 San Francisco Housing Action Coalition’s 2015 Goals and PrioritiesThe San Francisco Housing Action Coalition (SFHAC) believes our City must increase its supply of well-designed, well-located housing at all… Housing Action Coalition
Events, Land Use, News 02 Mar 2015 Tour Recap: Vida SF in the MissionMike McCone and Patrick McCarthy from Oyster Development, along with Kwan Hemi’s Director of Design, Faraaz Mirza and his colleague… Housing Action Coalition
Friends of SFHAC, News 23 Feb 2015 Why Mission District neighbor Eric Tuvel joined Friends of SFHACJust like we would with our neighbors, the SF Housing Action Coalition (SFHAC) got to know one of its newest… Housing Action Coalition
Events, Land Use, Legislation, News 23 Feb 2015 Co-Living is Coming to San FranciscoCo-Living is coming, and as we are all well aware, housing is the Bay Area’s burning topic of the day.… Housing Action Coalition
Land Use, Legislation, News, Waterfront 16 Feb 2015 SFHAC Joins State Lands Commission Lawsuit Challenging Prop BIn January 2015, the SF Housing Action Coalition (SFHAC) joined four other organizations in an amicus brief that supports the… Housing Action Coalition