CCHO IN THE NEWS
“San Francisco’s Affordable Housing Problems Solved? April Fools!”
On April 1, The City convened a meeting of the 2015 Housing Bond Working Group to hammer out the details of a bond that will supposedly solve the housing crisis. In true blue-ribbon-panel style, the meeting was a lot more scripted talking than working.
“Realtors’ Fail to Re-Invent Their Image”
Last Friday the San Francisco Association of Realtors penned an Op Ed in the Chronicle lambasting the proposed state bill reforms to the Ellis Act and instead promoting the new local Small Sites Acquisition program as the “solution” to the evictions crisis.
"Lots of New Housing in San Francisco, but It’s Still Not Enough"
April 15, 2016
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.
“S.F. Looking to Sell Property in New Housing Hot Spot”
April 14, 2015
San Francisco’s Department of Real Estate is getting ready to sell 30 Van Ness Ave., which could pump more than $75 million into city coffers and provide land for up to 600 units of new housing.
“Martí and Cohen: Housing Our City’s Workforce”
One of the bitter ironies of this boom economy is that a widening range of our city’s workforce is shut out by the real estate market.
“Mayor Lee Plans $250 Million Housing Bond for November Ballot”
Mayor Ed Lee will put a $250 million affordable housing bond on the November ballot, a key part of his plan to build 30,000 housing units before 2020.
“San Francisco Plans $200 Million of Bonds to Ease Housing Crunch”
San Francisco will be the least affordable housing market in the U.S. this year, with 72 percent of median income needed to pay a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage, according to a forecast by realtor.com.
“16th and Mission Developer Pitches Unconventional Plan to Expand Affordable Housing”
The developer is trying to get creative with an unconventional plan to build more units for low-income and middle-class Mission residents than it previously proposed.
“Mission Developer Puts 90 Units of Affordable Housing in Proposal”
A developer proposing a 330-unit housing complex at the 16th Street BART Station — derided by critics as “the monster in the Mission” — has agreed to fund the creation of 90 units of affordable housing and build a new playground for the adjacent Marshall Elementary School.
“Public Land Ideal for Affordable Housing”
There's been a lot of talk lately about using our publicly controlled lands for housing development. This would be an important step in city policy.
"How a Prep School Math Teacher has Exploded the Debate Over Affordable Housing in San Francisco"
February 9, 2015
Rents in cities like San Francisco are soaring. Is it just a matter of building more housing?
"Meeting the City’s Housing Balance Mandate Takes Real Money!"
February 1, 2015
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.
“The Numbers (and Building Designs) Behind the 16th and Mission Project”
Beyond the new renderings, this housing data shows why developer Maximus Real Estate Partners may have a big fight on its hands.
“CCSF Gets Flak for Gough Street Redevelopment Plans”
January 17, 2015
City College of San Francisco’s plan to sell or lease its Gough Street administrative headquarters to a market-rate developer is raising the ire of housing advocates and elected officials who say such publicly owned properties should be set aside for affordable units.
"City Needs More Housing Money, but Voters May Stand in the Way"
January 16, 2015
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.
"What Will Hot Issues be at S.F. City Hall in 2015?"
January 3, 2015
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.
“San Francisco Leaders Roll Out Different Approaches to Solve Housing Crunch”
San Francisco's city leaders are trying at all different ways to address the city's housing crunch. Today we take a closer look at two of them. Supervisor Eric Mar is expected to publicly ask Mayor Ed Lee about putting a new tax on unoccupied luxury apartments in the city. Lee recently unveiled a plan to transform some of the city's underused public property into housing.
“S.F. Pushes for Some Affordable Housing on Public Land Sites, but Advocates Want More”
December 13, 2014
After about a year of study on just how to develop underused public land in San Francisco, it's become clear this week that at least half of the housing built on those sites will be affordable for the low- or middle-class.
“Why the Mayor’s Office is Asking the Wrong Questions about Housing”
DECEMBER 12, 2014 – Almost 30 years ago, the San Francisco Planning Commission heard a proposal to develop the empty Balboa Reservoir for affordable housing. There was talk, and more talk, and nothing ever happened.
“State: Affordable Housing at Issue in Cap-and-Trade Talks”
San Francisco's housing crisis might find salvation from a seemingly unlikely place: Mountain View.