CCHO IN THE NEWS
"How We Beat the Real Estate Industry"
Tenant activists found a strategy to beat back a million-dollar landlord campaign against affordable housing.
"Mixed Results for Affordable Housing"
Here in our Bay Area “bubble,” we continue to reel from the national news — worried not only about what this shift means for people of color, immigrants, women, and LGBT community, but also about the direct impacts that will be felt in the coming months in federal funding for housing, health care, and other critical social programs.
"Election Briefs: Prop P - Competitive Bidding for Affordable Housing"
Prop P is one of several super technical housing policy measures on the San Francisco ballot. It would change the way the city picks developers to build affordable housing on public land.
"Faces of Inclusionary Housing: The People Who Will Be Hurt By Prop. U"
When talking about the Realtors’ Propositions P and U on this November’s ballot, two widely opposed measures that mess with the wonky details of how affordable housing is built in San Francisco, it’s easy to lose sight of the real people who stand to lose if these measures pass.
"Opinion: Some SF Ballot Measures Donald Trump Would Love"
Props P, U, Q and R reflect Trumpian politics in San Francisco.
"Housing Advocacy Leaders Spar Over Local Ballot Measures"
If you follow the politics of housing development in San Francisco you know it’s been a highly divisive year; long-time affordable housing activists have been sparring with pro-growth advocates. The city’s November ballot reflects that divide.
"SF’s Competing Affordable-Housing Measures Could Reshape Policy"
October 16, 2016
Two competing propositions on the San Francisco ballot both claim to be good government measures that will increase the city’s affordable housing stock.
"Don’t Be Fooled: Propositions P and U Are Bad for Affordable Housing"
October 9, 2016
In the midst of the worst housing crisis in our city’s history, progressive housing advocates are developing innovative ways to expand affordable housing options.
"Props. A and C Would Build and Repair Schools, Add Housing"
October 8, 2016
A pair of property-tax measures on the San Francisco ballot next month would put nearly $1 billion in bonds toward building and repairing city schools and boosting the number of affordable housing units across the city.
"Measures on November Ballot Seek Solutions to SF’s Housing Crisis"
San Francisco voters will again see a strong presence of housing-related measures on the November ballot.
"It’s Time for a Housing Preservation Bond"
September 25, 2016
It’s been 27 years since San Francisco was hit with the magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake in the middle of the World Series between the Giants and the A’s, leaving neighborhoods in crisis and many people displaced from their homes.
"City Officials Push to Free $261 Million for Housing"
A new measure on the ballot in November could free up a quarter billion dollars for the city to purchase and renovate small buildings in San Francisco. The measure, Proposition C, would need to win by a two-thirds majority.
"San Francisco's Prop. C Would Require More Affordable Housing"
May 13, 2016
Proposition C on San Francisco's June ballot would require that 25 percent of units in new large and medium-sized residential buildings be offered at below market rates.
"Letters to the Editor: Prop C Will Help"
What seems to be missing from the discussion of recreation with dogs in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area is that the area is already closed to dogs in a very large percentage of its area.
"As Housing Fights Continue, S.F. Realtors Propose Two Ballot Measures"
April 21, 2016
The powerful San Francisco Association of Realtors has proposed two November ballot measures.