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
News, South Bay / Peninsula 31 Jul 2017 SFHAC And Other Regional Leaders Urge Brisbane To Support HousingLast week, SFHAC and other regional leaders on housing co-signed a letter to the Brisbane City Council urging them to… Corey Smith
Member Spotlight, News 22 Jun 2017 Startup Landed Helps Bay Area Teachers Buy HomesPicture: The Landed Team Last week, Landed, a San Francisco Housing Action Coalition member, announced a $5 million investment from… Corey Smith
News, San Francisco 13 Jun 2017 Three Proposals Revealed For Balboa ReservoirThe three finalists selected to create a mixed-income community at Balboa Reservoir revealed their visions this past Saturday at a… Corey Smith
Legislation, News 05 Jun 2017 California Legislature Votes on Housing BillsIf you were unaware, 2017 is the “Year Of Housing Bills” at the state legislature. Funding, streamlining and prevailing wages… Corey Smith
Legislation, News 01 Jun 2017 What’s Happened Since San Francisco Passed ADU Legislation?In 2016, both the City of San Francisco and the State of California passed groundbreaking “Accessory Dwelling Unit” legislation. This… Corey Smith
News, South Bay / Peninsula 25 Apr 2017 Brisbane Baylands: A Once-In-A-Generation OpportunityIn the 18-year history of the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition (SFHAC), we had never stepped out of our 7x7… Corey Smith
News, San Francisco 17 Apr 2017 HOME-SF: Building Homes for Families Teachers, Firefighters, EMTs, and Working Middle-Class FamiliesYou can support this family-friendly housing legislation by reaching out directly to your elected official and speaking in support at… Corey Smith
News 03 Apr 2017 Central SOMA and a Region in FluxOn March 24th, the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition’s (SFHAC) Regulatory Committee heard from the Planning Department’s Steve Wertheim. Wertheim… Corey Smith
Legislation, News SONY DSC 20 Mar 2017 SFHAC Supports Assembly Bills 71 and 73The San Francisco Housing Action Coalition (SFHAC) is pleased to announce our “Intent To Support” for Assembly Bills 71 and… Corey Smith
Land Use, News 17 Mar 2017 FUF: Keeping San Francisco GreenOn March 10th, the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition’s Regulatory Committee heard from Jasmine Lim from the Friends of the… Corey Smith
