SF zoning reforms won't build more homes — here's what will
June 9, 2025
By Quintin Mecke
We are living through a housing crisis. But it is not just a crisis of units — it is a crisis of values.
In San Francisco today, the dominant narrative reduces the housing conversation to a binary: Either you support building more housing wherever and however the market allows, or you are the obstacle.
That’s a false choice. And it’s preventing us from seeing what a truly abundant, equitable city could be.
At the Council of Community Housing Organizations, we believe the real question isn’t whether San Francisco should build more housing. The questions are: What kind of housing? For whom? Built by whom? And to what end?
