20 Aug 2015 Land Use, News, Take Action 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
19 Aug 2015 Affordable Housing, Elections, News, Planning 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
17 Aug 2015 Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning, Take Action 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
17 Aug 2015 Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News, Take Action, Waterfront How Mission Rock Came to the 40 Percent Affordability MarkWhen San Franciscans go to vote on the Mission Rock development on November 3rd, they should have a strong understanding… Housing Action Coalition
03 Aug 2015 Affordable Housing, Member Spotlight, News, Transportation How to Make Micro-Units Work with Good DesignLast week, twenty-five SF Housing Action Coalition (SFHAC) members walked through the City’s newest micro-units at The Panoramic during a… Housing Action Coalition
24 Jul 2015 Affordable Housing, Interview, News A Peek into a Tenderloin Tiny SpaceThe SF Housing Action Coalition talked with Luke and Georgy about their compact Tenderloin apartment. Walkers, bicyclists, transit riders (and… Housing Action Coalition
23 Jul 2015 Legislation, News, Planning, San Francisco Supervisorial Campaign May Hamper ADU ProgressIn April of 2014, the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors unanimously passed legislation sponsored by Supervisor Scott Wiener that… Housing Action Coalition
20 Jul 2015 Interview, Land Use, News, San Francisco Which Supervisors Are Helping and Hurting Our Housing Crisis?The SF Moderates are an all-volunteer, non-partisan political action committee that advocates for San Francisco values and common sense solutions.… Housing Action Coalition
13 Jul 2015 Affordable Housing, Legislation, News, Planning Planning Commission Considers Interim Controls for Mission HousingLast Thursday, the Planning Commission voted 5 to 1 (Commissioner Antonini opposed, Commissioner Hillis absent) in favor of implementing interim… Housing Action Coalition
06 Jul 2015 Affordable Housing, Land Use, News, Planning, Transportation, Waterfront Another Missed Affordable Housing OpportunityAs we enter our third year of an affordability crisis, the SF Housing Action Coalition continues to ask, “How are… Housing Action Coalition
06 Jul 2015 Affordable Housing, Elections, Land Use, Legislation, News How San Francisco Can Achieve Prop K’s GoalsSan Franciscans set an ambitious goal when they voted for Prop K in November of 2014. The measure states that the… Housing Action Coalition
29 Jun 2015 Land Use, News, Planning, Take Action BREAKING: Central SoMa Plan Could Generate Up to $2B in Public BenefitsThe Central SoMa Plan, San Francisco's last area plan in the pipeline, has the potential deliver thousands of new homes… Housing Action Coalition
22 Jun 2015 Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News Why the Off-Site Radius Should be RemovedBecause of the affordability crisis, there is enormous pressure on market-rate developers to increase production of affordable housing. If, under… Housing Action Coalition
15 Jun 2015 Events, News, Transportation Transportation Sustainability Program: New Housing Will Keep SF MovingWith San Francisco’s rising population and a drastic need for more funding to keep SFMTA moving people around town efficiently,… Housing Action Coalition
15 Jun 2015 Friends of SFHAC, Interview, Member Spotlight, News, Take Action So, What’s it Like Moving to San Francisco?As a tech newcomer to San Francisco, we asked Omar Diab to share his experience moving to San Francisco. What’s… Housing Action Coalition
08 Jun 2015 Events, Land Use, Legislation, News, San Francisco, Take Action Board of Supervisors Refused Moratorium Last TuesdayLast Tuesday morning before the Board of Supervisors meeting, the SF Housing Action Coalition participated in a press conference hosted… Housing Action Coalition
08 Jun 2015 Affordable Housing, Events, Interview, Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning, San Francisco, Take Action Q&A with Supervisor Campos on the MoratoriumThe next morning after the nine hour Board of Supervisor hearing on the Mission moratorium, Supervisor David Campos spoke to… Housing Action Coalition
08 Jun 2015 Events, News Who’s Your 2015 Housing Hero?For the past 12 years, the SF Housing Action Coalition has been recognizing exceptional individuals and developments that create innovative… Housing Action Coalition
26 May 2015 Affordable Housing, Events, Land Use, Legislation, News, Press, Transportation Three Mayors Meet on Bay Area HousingLast Thursday evening, May 21st, the SF Housing Action Coalition hosted our 9th Annual Spring Forum reaching beyond the City’s… Housing Action Coalition
26 May 2015 Events, Land Use, News, Planning, Take Action, Waterfront Biking Through Hunter’s View and the ShipyardSaturday, May 16th, the SF Housing Action Coalition led a tour by bike through two of San Francisco’s most notable… Housing Action Coalition
18 May 2015 Land Use, Legislation, News, Planning, Press, San Francisco, Take Action SFHAC’s Twitter Rally Trends Above Tina FeyParticipating in the political process can be difficult. San Francisco residents with jobs or family obligations find it challenging to… Housing Action Coalition
13 May 2015 Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News Let’s Eliminate the Off-Site Radius!The City’s data show that for every person who gets an affordable home under the Inclusionary Ordinance, there are almost… Housing Action Coalition
11 May 2015 Events, Legislation, News SF Takes On New Long Range Planning InitiativesApparently, what we think of as the modern city first occurred in London in the mid-1800s. It was facilitated by… Housing Action Coalition
07 May 2015 Affordable Housing, Land Use, Legislation, News, San Francisco, Take Action Take Action: Let’s STOP the Mission MoratoriumThis week Supervisor David Campos proposed a 45-day moratorium on building new market-rate housing in the Mission District, extendable for… Housing Action Coalition
04 May 2015 Events, Land Use, Legislation, News, Take Action, Transportation The History and Future of Granny Flats in San FranciscoFor decades, accessory dwelling units (ADUs) were hotly contested in San Francisco. Concerns over parking and added density raised issue… Housing Action Coalition