News, Regional Updates, San Francisco 27 Jun 2016 Affordable Housing Bonus Program Faces A Vote On June 28thThis Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote on a portion of Sup. Katy Tang’s Affordable Housing Bonus… Corey Smith
Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News 16 Jun 2016 Two Ways to Build Affordable Housing – Which Do You Want?On Tuesday, June 21st, the Board of Supervisors will vote between two very different plans to build affordable housing in… Corey Smith
News, San Francisco 15 Jun 2016 David Tejeda on the Future of Balboa ReservoirDavid Tejeda, a baby-boomer Sunnyside resident who lives four blocks from the Balboa Reservoir, sat down with the SFHAC to… Corey Smith
Events, Legislation, News 13 Jun 2016 Plan Bay Area 2040The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) adopted Plan Bay Area 2013 to plan how… Jodie Medeiros
Affordable Housing, Friends of SFHAC, Land Use, Legislation, News 13 Jun 2016 The Rise of the YIMBYI’ve had a revelation. I’m not going to complain about housing anymore. It doesn’t do any good. I’ve probably complained… Andy Mullan
Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News, San Francisco, Take Action 07 Jun 2016 It Is Time to Pass the AHBP!// The Affordable Housing Bonus Program (AHBP) is going to a vote on Monday, June 13th. The MOST IMPORTANT thing… Jodie Medeiros
Affordable Housing, Land Use, News, San Francisco, Take Action Balboa Reservoir today. 06 Jun 2016 Don’t Let Balboa Reservoir Be a Missed OpportunityThe 17-acre parking lot at Balboa Reservoir could one day become a vibrant community, with new housing, retail, public amenities… Rob Poole
Events, News 2015 Housing Heroes: Supervisor Scott Wiener and Barbara Gualco 06 Jun 2016 Nominate a 2016 Housing HeroEvery year, the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition recognizes worthy individuals and developments that have made exceptional contributions to building… Rob Poole
Land Use, Legislation, News, San Francisco 06 Jun 2016 Don’t Let SF Be Exempt from As-of-Right HousingWe recently announced that Governor Brown wants to make housing that meets certain conditions as-of-right (also called ‘by-right’). This would… Rob Poole
Land Use, News 26 May 2016 SFHAC’s 2016 Housing Index: A Snapshot of the Housing OutlookThe SFHAC’s development and construction members have watched and tried to make sense of the many bewildering current features of… Tim Colen
Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News 23 May 2016 Jerry Brown Wants “As-of-Right” HousingLast week, Governor Jerry Brown announced introduction of potentially landmark legislation that would allow for “as-of-right” housing in California. This… Rob Poole
Affordable Housing, Land Use, News 12 May 2016 SFHAC Position on Prop C – “Affordable Housing Requirements”After extensive review of both the charter amendment’s ballot language and its accompanying trailing legislation, the San Francisco Housing Action… Tim Colen
Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News, San Francisco 12 May 2016 Dwellings, Not Displacement in the MissionLast fall, voters soundly rejected the Mission Moratorium, a plan to stop thousands of homes proposed for that neighborhood. The… Corey Smith
Affordable Housing, Legislation, News 09 May 2016 An Interview with an Affordable Housing Finance WhizBelieve it or not, San Francisco is leading the pack when it comes to financing affordable housing. As a city,… Jodie Medeiros
Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, Member Spotlight, News 02 May 2016 SFHAC’s 2016 Policy AgendaThe San Francisco Housing Action Coalition (SFHAC) works to solve San Francisco’s housing crisis by creating new housing opportunities for… Jodie Medeiros
News, Regional Updates, San Francisco 02 May 2016 Prop C’s Inclusionary Housing Trailing Legislation Gets ClosureA vote at the board of supervisors on April 26th suggests that the drama over the Prop C (“Affordable Housing… Tim Colen
Affordable Housing, Land Use, News 02 May 2016 48 Hills Explains How Real Estate Finance Works, Sort OfAn article written recently by Tim Redmond in 48 Hills (“Why developers can’t cry poverty”, March 27th) examines Prop C,… Tim Colen
Affordable Housing, Land Use, News, Transportation, Waterfront 25 Apr 2016 SFHAC Members Win Bid to Develop Affordable Housing at 88 BroadwayThe SF Housing Action Coalition congratulates the John Stewart Company, BRIDGE Housing and Leddy Matyum Stacy Architects for winning the… Rob Poole
Friends of SFHAC, Interview, Land Use, Member Spotlight, News 22 Apr 2016 Warm Weather and Even Warmer ResidentsAndy Mullan, a New Hampshire native, and Bayview resident moved to San Francisco from Washington DC in 2012. He quickly… Corey Smith
Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning 18 Apr 2016 URGENT: Locals Threaten State Density BonusThe Affordable Housing Bonus Program (AHBP) conversation may be quiet in San Francisco at the moment, but the state’s density… Corey Smith
Events, Interview, Land Use, Legislation, News, San Francisco 18 Apr 2016 Supervisor Mark Farrell on SF Zoning Corey Smith
Events, Land Use, News, Transportation 11 Apr 2016 Looking at the Futures of I-280 and I-980 As Weathervanes For Transit PolicyLast Friday, SFHAC’s Regulatory Committee heard a presentation on a topic well outside of our usual policy area of housing… Tim Colen
Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning, San Francisco Construction cranes, San Francisco CA 04 Apr 2016 Planning Commission Debates the Inclusionary Housing Trailing LegislationLast week, the Planning Commission voted on the trailing legislation that would enact the Sups Kim- Peskin June charter amendment.… Rob Poole
News, Take Action 04 Apr 2016 Here’s How to Get Your Housing Questions AnsweredHousing policy isn’t simple. But that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be understandable. If only we knew what you wanted to… Corey Smith
Affordable Housing, Friends of SFHAC, Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning 04 Apr 2016 Broken Promises: The Housing Market in San Francisco (And Ten Ideas to Fix It) Jodie Medeiros