News 05 Dec 2024 The American Dream Starts with the NeighborhoodsFollowing the election, I’ve been reflecting on this quote from Harvey Milk: “The American Dream starts with the neighborhoods.” As… Corey Smith
News 29 Oct 2024 Why I’m Voting for Mayor London BreedWhy San Francisco Needs to Re-elect Mayor London Breed As the Executive Director of the Housing Action Coalition, I’ve been… Corey Smith
News 04 Sep 2024 A Tumultuous Month In HousingAugust was an intense month for the housing world. There was the good: Vice President Kamala Harris and former President… Corey Smith
News 11 Jul 2024 Why Housing Policy is Climate PolicyIt’s hard not to appreciate summer. With vacations, beach days, and warm evenings, to me, summer always feels like the… Corey Smith
Affordable Housing, Executive Director Updates, News, San Francisco 05 Jun 2024 Pride and Paradox: The Realities of LGBTQ+ Housing Insecurity in San FranciscoThis month rainbow flags will fly as cities across the nation celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride. As a ten-year San Francisco resident,… Corey Smith
News 02 May 2024 The Path Toward Building the Affordable Housing We NeedMay is Affordable Housing Month! While this month provides an opportunity to celebrate the progress the pro-housing community has helped… Corey Smith
News 03 Apr 2024 A Word With Corey: HAC’s 2024 Statewide PrioritiesCalifornia has experienced a radical shift in housing policy in the past seven years. Since 2017, lawmakers have passed over… Corey Smith
News 06 Mar 2024 Elections Have ConsequencesMarch is unquestionably the best month of the year. I’ll admit, I’m biased, but with the NCAA March Madness tournament… Corey Smith
News 06 Feb 2024 Eight Years Down, Many More To GoIn January, I got a notification from LinkedIn that I had just reached my eight-year workivesary at the Housing Action… Corey Smith
News 05 Dec 2023 HAC’s Holiday ‘Naughty Or Nice’ ListAs a housing advocacy group, HAC constantly monitors cities, elected officials, and neighbors to know who is and isn’t supporting… Corey Smith
East Bay, Learn, Legislation, News, Success Spotlights 01 Nov 2023 Rockridge Makes Moves to Get DenserIn October, the City of Oakland passed legislation to upzone the Oakland neighborhood of Rockridge. While I’m always interested in… Corey Smith
News 09 Oct 2023 HAC’s 2023 State Legislative RecapThe 2023 legislative session in Sacramento was a landmark moment for pro-housing advocates. From reforming CEQA to addressing the post-entitlement… Corey Smith
Affordable Housing, Executive Director Updates, Learn, Legislation, News, Success Spotlights 04 Oct 2023 A Watershed Moment for the Pro-Housing MovementThe pro-housing movement in California is having a watershed moment. With the overwhelming success of the latest legislative session, getting… Corey Smith
Legislation, Success Spotlights 14 Sep 2023 Landmark Legislative Session for YIMBYsAs the California Legislative Session concludes today, it’s safe to say that pro-housing advocates came out on top. In terms… Corey Smith
News 06 Sep 2023 Will California Meet It’s Ambitious Housing Goals?For HAC, the year 2031 is significant. As Northern California enters a new RHNA cycle, the question at the top… Corey Smith
Legislation, San Francisco 29 Jul 2022 Telling Housing Fact from FictionAs San Francisco’s housing crisis has grown progressively worse, so too has our city’s discourse around housing. Having spent the… Corey Smith
Legislation, News Capitol, Sacramento, CA 04 Apr 2021 Sacramento Update: HAC to Co-sponsor Statewide Tenant Preference LegislationThe Housing Action Coalition is excited to announce that for the first time in HAC’s history, we’re co-sponsoring a piece… Corey Smith
Affordable Housing, News, Project Endorsements 16 Sep 2019 Petition: Support the maximum number of homes at 730 Stanyan StreetSign the petition supporting the maximum number of subsidized affordable housing in the Haight-Ashbury! As plans for the McDonald's site… Corey Smith
News, Transportation 29 Apr 2019 Fehr and Peers Provides Transportation AnalysisAt a recent SFHAC Regulatory Committee Meeting, HAC member Fehr and Peers presented on the Evolution of Transportation Impact Studies.… Corey Smith
News 24 Jul 2018 The Kelsey: Advocating for Disability Inclusive HousingThe San Francisco Housing Action Coalition’s (SFHAC) Regulatory Committee recently heard from The Kelsey, an non-profit organization in San Francisco… Corey Smith
East Bay, Elections, Legislation, News, Regional Updates, San Francisco, South Bay / Peninsula 03 May 2018 SFHAC June 2018 Ballot Proposition GuideState Prop 69: This measure would require that revenue from the diesel sales tax and Transportation Improvement Fee, as enacted… Corey Smith
Land Use, Learn, News, Planning 19 Mar 2018 20 Housing Terms You Need To KnowThe housing world can be confused, so we wanted to provide definitions to 20 terms about housing that you need… Corey Smith
News 05 Feb 2018 Statecraft Looks to Quantify Housing ProductionRecently, the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition’s Regulatory Committee heard from Yury Lifshits, co-founder of Statecraft. Statecraft’s goal is pretty… Corey Smith
News 05 Oct 2017 Build Public: Building Our Open SpaceAt a recent Regulatory Committee meeting, we heard from Brooke Ray Rivera, Executive Director of Build Public. In her own… Corey Smith
News, San Francisco 23 Aug 2017 City Announces Winning Team to Build Housing at Balboa ReservoirAfter years of public meetings, the City of San Francisco announced the winning bid to develop the Balboa Reservoir into… Corey Smith
