A poll released Thursday by a business-backed policy organization found more than three-quarters of Bay Area residents support building more low-to middle-income housing, and a growing number of people favor greater density in their neighborhoods if it would create more places to live.

Market-rate developers and some of their cheerleaders at City Hall have started a new myth to justify the continuing tsunami of luxury housing development…

Residential construction in San Francisco is growing at a torrid pace, but concerns continue about whether the city is getting enough of the housing it needs the most.

Rents in cities like San Francisco are soaring. Is it just a matter of building more housing?

If San Francisco is to maintain its essential character and diversity as it continues to evolve, our city needs a housing agenda that genuinely prioritizes housing for the everyday people who make up over 65 percent of The City ­— the low and moderate income.

Politicians and affordable housing advocates will pin their hopes — and their budgets — this fall on winning voters' support for a $250 million bond to pay for new construction. But it won't be easy.

If 2014 in San Francisco was the year of the eye-popping economic boom, 2015 will be the year City Hall politicians try to figure out how to deal with the affordability crisis it helped generate.

The proliferation of cranes across the San Francisco skyline signals that more housing is on the way, but it’s not going to be enough to bring relief to those looking to buy or rent a place to live in 2015.

San Francisco may be a leader in California when it comes to building below-market-rate housing, but it is not measuring up when it comes to making sure there is housing that the poorest residents can afford.