Join us for the next HAC Education session. We will feature expert speakers:

Felicia Nitu, Founder of CityStructure, will walk us through how CityStructure and InstaDev can help developers quickly evaluate a property's full development potential — unit count, applicable state streamlining laws, and preliminary financial feasibility — before making any major commitments.

Felicia will also share firsthand experience working with the SF Planning Department on recent projects, including what that process looks like in practice and where these tools have made a real difference.

Kristian Taylor, Managing Director and CEO of Elite Tax Partner, leads a firm that specializes in tax strategy for real estate owners and developers, with a strong focus on maximizing project viability through incentives, cost segregation, and long-term tax planning.

Kristian has worked closely with developers on structuring projects to improve financial performance, particularly in complex and highly regulated markets like the Bay Area. He'll share how tax credits, depreciation strategies, and project-specific financial optimization can meaningfully impact deal structure and why getting this right early matters.

Questions about the session? Contact Brianna Morales at brianna@housingactioncoalition.org.

The session will be held via Zoom and is limited to members only. If you are a member, please make sure you’re signed up for HAC-Ed emails to attend. Not a member and interested in joining? Contact Gabrielle Blavatsky at gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

Join us for a San Francisco District 8 Housing Forum, co-hosted with YIMBY Action!

These four candidates could wind up in charge of changing zoning code, updating building ordinances, confirming planning commissioners, and so much more that will affect how our city does or doesn't grow. Come by, hear what they have to say, and ask some questions about why they are the best on housing!

RSVP Here.

HAC is excited to join forces with fellow YIMBY groups to host a meet & greet for Marissa Roy for LA City Attorney!

HAC’s 501(c)(4) is proud to endorse Marissa’s campaign. Come hear her speak on how she will ensure that state and local housing laws are implemented and fully utilized -- so housing actually gets built, and not blocked, in Los Angeles.

RSVP Here.

Join HAC for an exclusive hard hat tour of The Tower at 100 McAllister, UC Law SF's landmark rehabilitation of a 28-story Civic Center tower as part of its Academic Village. a bold effort to bring together housing, academics, and community in the heart of San Francisco.

Led by teams from UC Law SF, Plant Construction, Perkins & Will, Page & Turnbull, and Holmes, this tour offers a first-hand look at the historic rehabilitation of one of the city's most distinctive buildings and the larger vision transforming UC Law SF into a fully integrated urban campus.

You'll hear directly from the project team about the complexities of rehabilitating a historic high-rise, the Academic Village's approach to creating vibrant, affordable student and community housing, and the strategic partnerships making it all possible.

Post-tour Happy Hour at Emperor Norton's Boozeland (at 510 Larkin)!

Safety & Attire (Required)
This is an active construction site.

• Hard hats required (provided on-site)

• Thick-soled, closed-toe shoes required (boots strongly preferred)

Event Details

• Meeting Point: Lobby of 198 McAllister

• Capacity: Limited to 20 HAC members (first come, first serve -- reserve early!)

• Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Parking
Public transit strongly encouraged; Civic Center BART/Muni is steps away. Parking is also available at the UC Law garage at 376 Larkin.

Access & Accommodations
For mobility accommodations or questions, contact Brianna at brianna@housingactioncoalition.org.

RSVP Here.

Join HAC & East Bay YIMBY for an exclusive tour and happy hour at Panoramic Northside, the newest addition to Panoramic Interests' growing portfolio of infill housing in the East Bay, just a 6-minute walk from UC Berkeley's campus.

This 7-story development at 1752 Shattuck Avenue brings 72 units to Berkeley's Northside -- a mix of studios, 2-, 3-, and 4-bedroom homes -- with two roof decks, 9-foot ceilings, furnished units, and ground-floor retail. The building just received its Certificate of Occupancy, and we're getting an early look inside!

We'll tour the lobby, a model unit, and the rooftop, with Panoramic team members on hand to talk through the development process, financing, unit mix, and what it takes to get a project like this across the finish line in Berkeley.

While tours are going on, enjoy some light bites and drinks in the lobby & rooftop!

This event is open to HAC members and East Bay YIMBY members and invitees.

Schedule

• 4:30pm -- Arrive + welcome refreshments in lobby, Non-touring folks mingle + enjoy

• 4:30-6:30pm -- Small group tours

• 6:45pm+ -- Begin closing

RSVP Here.

This will be an expanded session presented in partnership with the UC Berkeley Master of Real Estate Development + Design program. The room will include participants from both the Developer Pathway Program and the MRED+D program, creating an opportunity for a broader and more dynamic conversation among emerging developers, graduate students, and capital professionals. 

One of the most persistent challenges emerging developers face is building and balancing a capital stack. How do you layer debt and equity effectively? How do you align your deal structure with project risk and your own capacity as a developer? And how do you position your project so that lenders and investors actually want to be at the table?

On this month's session, HAC + ONYX are bringing together three experienced capital and financing professionals for a moderated panel discussion for our Developer Pathway Program participants designed to tackle these questions head-on. Panelists include Zachary Jacobs of Conventus, Justin Smith of REL Equity, and Heather Hood of Enterprise Community Partners.

This is a practical, hands-on session built for developers who are actively working to get their first or next deal financed. The goal is to help participants understand what it means to be genuinely capital ready, not only whether the project itself appears feasible, but whether the sponsor, team, financial capacity, documentation, and execution plan give a capital partner confidence to proceed. The discussion will compare the developer, affordable housing, and market-rate lending perspectives while giving participants practical tools they can apply to their own projects.

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HAC is partnering with Self-Help for the Elderly for a free affordable housing workshop. The workshop will walk participants through the real nuts and bolts of housing in San Francisco - including:

• What affordable housing is and who qualifies

• How income guidelines and AMI levels work

• What rental rates to expect at affordable properties

• How to navigate DAHLIA, SF's affordable housing lottery portal

We hope you’ll join us!

RSVP to the virtual workshop here.

Each quarter, HAC’s Quarterly Breakfast Briefing offers our members a front-row seat to the progress we’ve made -- and the exciting work ahead. We hope you’ll join us for our first briefing of the year.

The agenda is packed with major updates from across the HAC world, including:

• An update on our 2026 state priorities from our policy team & our lobbyist team at Brownstein

• Updates on our political endorsements

• Southern California policy update & how our expansion has been going

This is your chance to get the inside scoop on the political and policy shifts shaping HAC’s work across California and how we’re preparing for the year ahead.

RSVP here

Beat the heat and join the Housing Action Coalition for a lively summer happy hour with some of LA's most passionate pro-housing advocates!

We're bringing together industry leaders, housing champions, and local organizations for an evening of good conversation, free food and drinks — and a special guest appearance from Councilmember Nithya Raman.

Whether you're a SoCal HAC member or just getting involved in the housing movement, this is the perfect chance to connect with people who share your vision for an LA where everyone has a place to call home.

Come for the drinks, stay for the community. RSVP Here.

This session, we’re diving deep into the State Density Bonus with guest speaker:

• Colin Parent, CEO and General Counsel at Circulate Planning & Policy, will frame the statewide picture: what density bonus law actually requires, where jurisdictions are overstepping, and what a legally compliant, and financially workable, alternative compliance framework could look like. Circulate recently released their report Win-Win Bonus which shows the density bonus is now used in nearly half of all multifamily approvals statewide and laying out what needs to happen next to make the law work even better. Check it out before the session!

Questions about the session? Contact Brianna Morales at brianna@housingactioncoalition.org.

The session will be held via Zoom and is limited to members only. If you are a member, please make sure you’re signed up for HAC-Ed emails to attend. Not a member and interested in joining? Contact Gabrielle Blavatsky at gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

HAC is teaming up with Streets for All for a members happy hour featuring Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky.

Join us Thursday, July 2nd in Mid-Wilshire for drinks and conversation with fellow urbanists and hear from Councilmember Yaroslavsky, who has worked closely with HAC on efforts to reform Measure ULA in Los Angeles.

Event Details
🗓️ Thursday, July 2nd 
⏰ 5:30 - 7:30 pm
📍 Tom Bergins, 840 S. Fairfax Ave (5-minute walk from the D Line, secure bike parking available)

RSVP Here.

HAC’s (501(c)(4) is hosting a fundraiser to support Theo Ellington's race for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

We're supporting Theo because his vision for San Francisco matches ours -- a city where we build the homes our communities need, and where affordability and accessibility aren't just talking points but the baseline for every neighborhood.

Join us downtown to hear from Theo and special guests on his vision for housing, affordability, and the future of District 10. Food and drinks provided.

RSVP and donate using this link.

Getting a deal financed is the hardest part of housing development — and for emerging developers, the capital landscape can feel like a maze with no map.

On June 24th, HAC's has invited five practitioners who are experts in real estate finance to break it down: Oyeyinka Oyelaran (Conventus), Melissa Nahm (LIIF), Jan Lindenthal-Cox (SF Housing Accelerator Fund), Eve Goldstein-Siegel (Enterprise), and Eric Relos (Beneficial State Bank). Speakers are to be confirmed.

The panel will be moderated by Delvin Hall of Onyx Equity Partners. The panel will walk through grants, public funding, CDFI lending, private debt and equity, and tax credit syndication — covering when each tool makes sense, what lenders and investors are looking for, and how to set yourself up to access each source.

This is a 60–75 minute moderated discussion with open Q&A, with informal networking to follow. In-person only — there will be no virtual option for this session

During this HAC-Ed, we’re excited to welcome Heath Shatouhy and Lydia Bloom of Homes4Good — a platform designed to help housing advocates, community members, and developers engage with and evaluate housing opportunities in their neighborhoods. Heath and Lydia will walk us through how the app works and how it fits into the broader pro-housing toolkit.

We’ll also hear a timely update on Measure ULA — LA’s real estate transfer tax — including what’s changed, what’s been litigated, and what reform efforts are underway. HAC Southern California Director Jesse Zwick and LA-based land use attorney Dave Rand will lead this discussion.

This meeting is limited to members only. If you are a member, please make sure you’re signed up for HAC-Ed emails in order to attend.

Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to Questions? Contact Brianna Morales at brianna@housingactioncoalition.org.

Workshop Topic & Speakers:

We're bringing in two practitioners to lead a two-part session:

Part 1 -- Using AI to Evaluate Opportunities with Brandon Krull | Alpha Deal
An intro to leveraging AI tools to quickly screen deals, assess feasibility, and identify early-stage risks before committing significant time and resources. Brandon will walk through how developers can use AI to move faster and smarter in the early stages of deal evaluation.

Part 2 -- Underwriting Fundamentals Workshop with Robert Baca | HousingLabs360

HousingLabs360 is a housing-focused knowledge and innovation platform built for developers, lenders, and housing professionals navigating the full development lifecycle. This hands-on session will cover underwriting fundamentals and how to apply them to real deals.

The session will be in person. Lunch will be served. 

Join YIMBY Los Angeles and Housing Action Coalition to discuss ULA reform. LA City Council has put an ad hoc committee together to work out reforms for a November ballot measure. There's been a major push in the state legislature to address transfer taxes as well.

We will be discussing the details and the road map going forward. We're inviting the Reform ULA coalition leaders to discuss where we are with Los Angeles and inviting experts to discuss the state bill.

RSVP here.

This HAC-ED, we're excited to bring in two great speakers:

• Aaron Tiedemann of Alameda County HCD and Anamika Goyal and Carrie Shores Diller of Inspired ADUs will present on Alameda County's recently launched SHIFT Program. SHIFT tackles missing middle housing using leftover funds from the County's $750M affordable housing bond, deploying a pre-permitted design toolkit (built with Inspired ADUs) alongside $12M in soft debt to help smaller developers build affordable housing at price points that actually pencil. Come hear what's in the toolkit and share feedback that will directly shape its development.

• We'll also hear from Ali Sapirman, HAC's Policy & Advocacy Manager, and our lobbyist team at Brownstein, with critical updates on HAC's sponsored state bills. This legislative cycle has been tough – with both wins and losses so far. Be in the room to hear what's changed, developed, and pushed through at the Capitol.

This meeting is limited to members only. If you are a member, please make sure you’re signed up for HAC-Ed emails in order to attend.

Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to Questions? Contact Brianna Morales at brianna@housingactioncoalition.org.

Join us in Sacramento on May 19th (10am–5pm) at the Elks Tower to advocate for California’s premier housing legislation.

This one-day event is designed for you to travel and return home the same day while making a direct impact at the State Capitol. YIMBY will provide the advocacy training and schedule your legislative meetings. You'll be paired with a Lobby Group, meet with legislators to support key housing bills, and end the day with a fun reception.

Help us amplify the pro-housing movement and work toward an affordable California for everyone!

We're excited to welcome back the team behind the Sophie Maxwell Building at Power Station in Dogpatch. Managed by The John Stewart Company and designed by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects, HAC members toured the site in October, and now we're bringing the development team into the room to go behind the scenes: what it took to deliver 105 units of middle-income housing at 20% below typical affordable construction costs in San Francisco.

We'll also hear from Sibley Simon, founder of New Way Homes and Workbench, one of the most technically deep practitioners in California infill housing. Sibley will walk us through how he's been leveraging SB 330 and other state tools to move projects faster, including being among the first developers in the state to use the CEQA exemption from AB 2011 and potentially the third project ever to reach automatic deemed approval.

Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

Join co-hosts The Housing Action Coalition, The Ezra Klein Show, Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley, and the San Francisco Foundation for the California Gubernatorial Candidate Housing Forum, a live, nonpartisan policy discussion with leading candidates in the 2026 gubernatorial race.

Moderated by Ezra Klein, Opinion writer and host of The Ezra Klein Show at The New York Times, the forum will explore what it will actually take to solve the state's housing shortage, displacement, and affordability crisis. The conversation will be broadcast on New York Times channels and featured on The Ezra Klein Show — bringing California's housing future to a national audience. 

State Assemblymember Buffy Wicks will open the evening with remarks.

The forum will be fashioned as a policy discussion, guided by Ezra Klein, with questions and follow-ups that no candidate, campaign, or group will see beforehand.

Doors Open: 3:00pm

We’ll hear from Armelle Coutant from Kit Switch and Kate Rodgers from the Student HOMES Coalition.

Armelle Coutant, Founder/CEO, Kit Switch will walk us through Kit Switch's modular interior systems for multifamily retrofits – a fast, scalable approach to interior design and installation that's gaining traction across California. For developers, architects, and contractors looking to cut timelines and costs on retrofits, this is a conversation worth having.

Kate Rodgers, Student HOMES Coalition will break down the student housing density bonus reforms and AB 3116: what these bills do, where they stand, and what they mean for projects near campuses across the state. Student housing is one of the most underleveraged levers we have, and the policy landscape is moving fast.

Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

The 2026 elections will shape housing policy in Los Angeles for years to come. HAC wants to make sure you have a front-row seat to the conversation.

We're continuing our 2026 LA City Candidate Forums with a housing-focused forum featuring the candidates running for Council District 9: Jose Ugarte, Estuardo Mazariegos, Elmer Roldan, Martha Sanchez, Jorge Hernandez-Rosas, and Jorge Nuño.

Council District 9 stretches south from Downtown Los Angeles through parts of South Los Angeles, ending just north of Watts. It is one of the most competitive open seats of the 2026 cycle, with incumbent Curren Price term-limited out.

This is your chance to hear directly from the candidates about where they stand on the housing issues that matter most — zoning reform, permitting, rent stabilization, tenant protections, transfer taxes, and more. The forum is co-hosted with YIMBY Los Angeles and the Inner City Law Center. Spanish translation will be provided for those that require it.

RSVP here

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Foro de Vivienda - Distrito 9 del Consejo Municipal de Los Angeles

20 de Abril
A las 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Las elecciones de 2026 van a formar a la política de vivienda en Los Ángeles durante los próximos años. HAC quiere asegurarse de que tengas un asiento en primera fila en la conversación.

Estamos continuando con nuestros Foros de Candidatos de la Ciudad de Los Ángeles 2026 con un foro enfocado en vivienda que contará con los principales candidatos que se postulan para el Distrito 9 del Concejo: José Ugarte, Estuardo Mazariegos, Elmer Roldán, Martha Sánchez, Jorge Hernández-Rosas y Jorge Nuño.

El Distrito 9 del Concejo se extiende hacia el sur desde el centro de Los Ángeles, atravesando partes del sur de Los Ángeles, y termina justo al norte de Watts. Es uno de los escaños abiertos más competitivos del ciclo electoral de 2026, ya que el titular Curren Price no puede postularse nuevamente por límite de mandato.

Esta es tu oportunidad de escuchar directamente de los candidatos sobre sus posturas en los temas de vivienda más importantes: reforma de zonificación, permisos, estabilización de alquileres, protecciones para inquilinos, impuestos a las transferencias y más.

El foro es co-organizado con YIMBY Los Angeles y el Inner City Law Center.

Se ofrecerá traducción al español para quienes la necesiten.

RSVP Aquí

The kickoff session for the Developer Pathway Program will feature two upcoming developers and their teams.

Bridget Basham | Plenum Architecture → Infill Developer Bridget is an architect with 25+ years of experience now expanding into full-cycle small-scale infill development. Her project proposes transforming three light-industrial parcels into a 17-unit, three-story live-work development in the Bay Area. The project uses a Conditional Use Permit to unlock flexible live-work zoning, with potential for additional ADUs in ground-floor garages to support feasibility. Units are likely market-rate, and the team is still determining for-sale vs. for-rent, though an ownership model may be a natural fit given the live-work format and its appeal to small business owners.

Nelson Yuan | Gentle Homes Nelson is the founder of Gentle Homes, an infill developer focused on attainable housing in well-resourced neighborhoods, with a background in private credit and investment banking. He's bringing two interconnected projects to review: a 33-unit, 8-story mixed-income condo building in SF's Sunset District (23 market-rate, 10 BMR units priced at 80–165% AMI), and a scalable redevelopment model targeting the neighborhood's single-family stock, partnering with senior homeowners to convert their properties into small multi-family buildings while allowing them to age in place.

Want to learn more about how to join our Track B Project Review Advisor Panel and support our Developer Pathway Program Collective? Reach out to Gabrielle at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

The 2026 elections will shape housing policy in Los Angeles for years to come. HAC wants to make sure you have a front-row seat to the conversation.

We're continuing our 2026 LA City Candidate Forums with a housing-focused forum featuring the leading candidates running for Council District 13: Hugo Soto-Martinez, Dylan Kendall, and Rich Sarian.

Council District 13 covers the core of Hollywood, as well as East Hollywood, Atwater Village, Echo Park, Glassell Park, Historic Filipinotown, Larchmont Village, Little Armenia, Melrose Hill, Silver Lake, and Westlake. It’s a job and opportunity-rich area that needs to see a lot more housing production to meet the city’s needs.

This is your chance to hear directly from the candidates about where they stand on the housing issues that matter most — zoning reform, permitting, rent stabilization, tenant protections, transfer taxes, and more. The forum is co-hosted with YIMBY Los Angeles.

RSVP here.

Join AIASF's Public Policy & Advocacy Committee (PPAC) and the Housing Action Coalition for an update on single-stair advocacy in San Francisco. Ali Sapirman, Policy & Advocacy Manager at HAC, will present along with other experts to speak on where California is at with single-stair housing.

Don't know what single-stair/point-access blocks are? Come learn the basics! See some amazing visions for what a single-stair apartment building could look like in San Francisco from the project teams who participated in the 2025 national single-stair competition. Hear from Planning Department representatives for the latest updates from the city and state government.

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Join us for a conversation with Jeremy Levine from Palo Alto Forward and Matt Goyne from Fehr & Peers.

Jeremy Levine of Palo Alto Forward will share how they works alongside residents and city government to expand housing and transportation choices in one of the Bay Area's most constrained housing markets — and what it takes to build a broad coalition for more inclusive, affordable, and sustainable growth in a city often resistant to change.

Matt Goyne, Principal at Fehr & Peers, will present on the intersection of transportation, housing, and the climate crisis — making the case that higher-density housing and reduced car dependence go hand in hand. Expect a data-informed look at how infill development near transit reduces VMT and what that means for the way we should be thinking about where and how we build.

Not a member and interested in joining? Please reach out to HAC’s Deputy Director Gabrielle Blavatsky at Gabrielle@housingactioncoalition.org.

POSTPONED

Join the Housing Action Coalition for an exclusive tour of Model/Z, an innovative modular housing manufacturer based in South Los Angeles.

Model/Z has developed a rigorously tested, fully-volumetric modular housing system designed to deliver high-quality, radically affordable homes faster and more efficiently than traditional construction. Their standardized one-bedroom module is built to meet Los Angeles’ strict building standards, HUD Section 8 requirements, and federal ADA accessibility codes.

On this tour, HAC members will get an inside look at how Model/Z is rethinking housing production: from precision steel-frame construction and factory-based quality control to scalable delivery models that can reduce construction timelines by months.

Model/Z’s approach is built around durability, consistency, and speed, with over 383 quality checks and units engineered to exceed California seismic standards.

Lunch: HAC will provide lunch following the tour.

**This is a first come, first serve event with a max of 20 people, limited to HAC members. So please reserve your spot as soon as possible to claim your ticket!

Attire

This is an active manufacturing facility.

• Closed-toe shoes required (boots strongly recommended)

• Hard hats will be provided on-site

Accessibility & Questions

For questions or accommodation needs, contact Brianna at brianna@housingactioncoalition.org