At our August 27th Regional Committee, HAC welcomed Senator Scott Wiener and SF Planning Director Rachael Tanner for a deep dive into the bold housing policies shaping 2025. Senator Wiener shared candid updates on state housing bills — from CEQA reform to starter home legislation — while Tanner unveiled San Francisco’s historic Family Zoning plan, set to unlock 36,000 new homes and reshape the city’s zoning map for the first time in decades.

Together, their insights highlighted how Sacramento’s legislative push and San Francisco’s zoning overhaul are working in tandem to tackle California’s housing crisis.

Our Executive Director Corey Smith writes about three reasons for people to be optimistic about housing in San Francisco

This month’s conversation underscored how California’s housing challenges are shaped by forces at both ends of the policy spectrum. From Capitol insider views on the latest federal housing legislation and budget negotiations to a statewide advocate’s warning about the deep funding and infrastructure gaps slowing progress, the committee heard candid assessments of where the biggest levers lie—and what’s standing in the way.

This month’s Regulatory Committee brought together two vital perspectives on housing in California: a Capitol insider’s view on the latest legislation and budget dynamics, and a statewide advocate’s outlook on the deep funding gaps holding us back from hitting our housing goals.

This month, I explore how San Francisco's new rezoning plan offers a promising blueprint for implementing abundance principles through smart and measured growth, while also emphasizing that rezoning is just one piece of the puzzle.

This month’s Regulatory Committee brought together two vital perspectives on housing in California: a Capitol insider’s view on the latest legislation and budget dynamics, and a statewide advocate’s outlook on the deep funding gaps holding us back from hitting our housing goals.

Our Regulatory Committee hosted an illuminating session featuring JP Walsh of Panoramic Interests and Elizabeth Funk of DignityMoves, offering a dynamic deep dive into two key dimensions of California’s housing response: development finance and innovative interim housing.

As the legislative cycle heats up, here’s an update on the status of the pro-housing pieces of legislation we’re sponsoring this year.

This month, I explore how San Francisco's new rezoning plan offers a promising blueprint for implementing abundance principles through smart and measured growth, while also emphasizing that rezoning is just one piece of the puzzle.

Our Regulatory Committee explored two housing challenges facing California: widespread student homelessness across CA’s public colleges and a collapsing fire insurance market. Learn how these parallel crises impact development statewide and what solution experts propose to address them.

HAC’s Regulatory Committee hosted Tom Mayhew, partner at Farella Braun + Martel LLP and HAC’s lead attorney, for an in-depth look at our lawsuit against the City of Lafayette over its non-compliant Housing Element, and what’s at stake for housing accountability statewide.

San Francisco’s bold zoning overhaul could finally address the city’s housing crisis—here's how.

California has passed important laws to support housing, but big barriers still remain. In 2025, HAC is backing new legislation to cut delays, lower costs, and get more homes built.

As a Democrat and pro-housing advocate, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s book, Abundance, is music to my ears.

We are proud to sponsor a robust package of pro-housing legislation for the 2025 legislative session, focused on our core policy areas.

Our bills aim to streamline housing development, reduce unnecessary costs, improve feasibility, and ensure that existing pro-housing laws are implemented as effectively as possible.

When cities like Lafayette try to dodge state housing laws, we take action. That’s why the Housing Action Coalition just filed a lawsuit — with powerhouse legal firm Farella Braun + Martel LLP’s Tom Mayhew — to hold Lafayette accountable for a Housing Element full of loopholes and misleading claims.

We welcomed Jodie Medeiros from Walk SF and Dylan Fabris from San Francisco Transit Riders for a conversation about making San Francisco’s streets safer and ensuring public transit remains accessible, reliable, and fully funded.

We co-hosted the Oakland Special Election Candidate Forum in Downtown Oakland last week. This event brought together six candidates vying for both the Mayor’s office and District 2 Council office ahead of the special election that will be held on April 15th.

This year, we have an incredible opportunity to advocate for more housing in California by voting in a critical (but often low-turnout) upcoming election called ADEM (Assembly District Election Meetings). These elections determine the delegates who will shape the Democratic Party’s platform, endorse candidates, and decide which ballot measures to support.