Affordable Housing, Legislation, News, San Francisco 14 Dec 2015 Mayor’s Senior Advisor Talks about Proposed Inclusionary Housing ChangesMayor Ed Lee recently announced his plans to introduce a charter amendment next November that will change the terms of… Housing Action Coalition
Member Spotlight, News SFHAC’s 2015 Executive Committee 10 Dec 2015 Announcing SFHAC’s Slate of Candidates for the 2016 Executive CommitteeThe SF Housing Action Coalition is pleased to announce the 2016 slate of candidates for the Executive Committee, our governing… Housing Action Coalition
Affordable Housing, Events, Land Use, Legislation, News 07 Dec 2015 $310mil Prop A Housing Bond Is Almost Ready for SpendingLast week, Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development’s (MOH’s) Deputy Director Kate Hartley and Director of Policy and Legislative… Housing Action Coalition
Member Spotlight, News 07 Dec 2015 We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby!As 2015 comes to a close, we've spent some time analyzing what we've accomplished this year as an advocacy organization who's… Housing Action Coalition
Affordable Housing, Land Use, Member Spotlight, News, Planning, Project Endorsements, San Francisco, Waterfront 07 Dec 2015 A Year in Review: SFHAC 2015 Project Review CommitteeThe SF Housing Action Coalition's advocacy focuses on the construction of well-designed, well-located, transit-friendly housing affordable for both renters and buyers.… Housing Action Coalition
Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning 23 Nov 2015 Why Reforming the Off-Site Radius MattersAfter two years of discussion and detailed analysis by a large number of stakeholders, including SFHAC, City Planning and the… Housing Action Coalition
Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning, Take Action 23 Nov 2015 New Legislation Would Create Certainty for 100% Affordable HousingAffordable housing faces all the same regulatory and public process challenges as market-rate development. All these hurdles can add months… Housing Action Coalition
Elections, Land Use, Legislation, News, San Francisco, Waterfront 09 Nov 2015 San Franciscans Vote Pro-HousingThe results of November 3rd’s election sent a loud and clear message that San Franciscans want both more housing and… Housing Action Coalition
Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning 09 Nov 2015 Calling All Renters – This One is for You!Last Thursday, November 5th, the Planning Commission heard the first details on the Affordable Housing Bonus Program (AHBP). However, even… Housing Action Coalition
Land Use, Legislation, News, San Francisco, Take Action 09 Nov 2015 Achieving Better Architecture in the Eastern NeighborhoodsOne thing was clear at the New Challenges for Eastern Neighborhoods forum: everyone is begging for better architecture in the… Housing Action Coalition
Interview, Land Use, News, Planning, San Francisco, Take Action 02 Nov 2015 1601 Mariposa’s 3-Year EvolutionPotrero Hill resident, Ron Miguel, has been involved in San Francisco land use since the 1980’s. Ron is a former… Housing Action Coalition
Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning 26 Oct 2015 Planning for the Mission Beyond November 3rdSupporters of the November 3rd Prop I - Mission housing moratorium ballot initiative - have described it as a “pause… Housing Action Coalition
Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning, San Francisco, Take Action 26 Oct 2015 Support the Affordable Housing Bonus Program!Join the SFHAC and SPUR in making the Affordable Housing Bonus Program (AHBP) a reality. The AHBP creates a new tool… Housing Action Coalition
Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning, San Francisco, Take Action 23 Oct 2015 Long-Awaited Affordable Housing Bonus Program IntroducedThe SF Housing Action Coalition strongly supports the SF Planning Department’s newly proposed housing policy, the Affordable Housing Bonus Program.… Housing Action Coalition
Elections, News 12 Oct 2015 Why Voting on Land Use Ballot Initiatives MattersWhen I hear people aren’t voting on November 3rd, I shake my head. Voter turnout was a dismal 53 percent… Housing Action Coalition
Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning, Transportation 28 Sep 2015 What’s Up With Housing in Seattle?Dan Bertolet, our special guest from Seattle, a blogger and planner at VIA Architecture, joined SFHAC last Friday morning, to… Housing Action Coalition
Elections, Land Use, Legislation, News, San Francisco, Waterfront 28 Sep 2015 SFHAC November 2015 Voter GuideOne of the most important things anyone can do for the City is get to the polls on November 3rd… Housing Action Coalition
Friends of SFHAC, Legislation, News, San Francisco 28 Sep 2015 What Happens in the Mission Matters to All of UsThere’s an election coming up this November and even if you haven’t been obsessively reading about every initiative like I have,… Housing Action Coalition
Legislation, News, Take Action, Transportation 25 Sep 2015 Take Action: Oppose Fees that Hurt New HousingWe believe new housing should do its fair share to help folks walk, bike and take transit. Residential developments will… Housing Action Coalition
Events, Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning, Take Action, Transportation 21 Sep 2015 Housing Potential Along the Taraval Transit CorridorLast Thursday, the SF Housing Action Coalition (SFHAC) took some members on a walking tour along Taraval Street in the… Housing Action Coalition
Events, Legislation, News 31 Aug 2015 A First Look at Mission Action Plan 2020Claudia Flores visited us from the Planning Department last Friday to share the latest on the Mission Action Plan 2020… Housing Action Coalition
Friends of SFHAC, Interview, Land Use, Legislation, News, Transportation 31 Aug 2015 From Russia with Love (and Housing)Anastasia arrived in San Francisco from Russia at the age of six. Her family settled in the large Russian Orthodox… Housing Action Coalition
Land Use, News, Take Action 20 Aug 2015 Take Action: Support New Homes, Jobs and Open Space at 5MIn a dense city, we have very few opportunities to transform acres of parking lots and old commercial buildings into… Housing Action Coalition
Affordable Housing, Elections, News, Planning 19 Aug 2015 Why I Support the 5M Project – From a SoMa ResidentSince 2008, developer Forest City has worked with the SoMa community and City staff on a proposal to transform the… Housing Action Coalition
Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning, Take Action 17 Aug 2015 Local Density Bonus Aims to Reach 30% AffordabilityLast Friday, Kearstin Dischinger from the Planning Department presented her team’s work on the Affordable Housing Bonus Program (AHBP), a… Housing Action Coalition