CCHO IN THE NEWS
Despite thorough debunking, neoliberal housing politics prevail in the Bay Area
November 4, 2018
There is a sentence buried in a 2007 San Francisco Planning Commission study that would appear to refute one of the most visible housing activist movements in California.
Housing a defining issue in SF mayor’s race
June 2, 2018
Whatever happens in the race, Peter Cohen, co-director of the Council of Community Housing Organizations, said the focus on affordable housing in the mayor’s race has been unprecedented.
SF mayor convenes summit to address high affordable-housing building costs
May 21, 2018
Fernando Marti, co-director of the Council of Community Housing Organizations, said affordable buildings struggle to compete in a marketplace where most general contractors and subcontractors are busy building luxury high-rises and office towers.
“Planning for an Affordable Future in Central SoMa”
May 10, 2018
A big change is coming to South of Market: The Central SoMa Plan is before the Planning Commission today. It is a massive neighborhood rezoning, estimated to generate 35,000 new jobs and at least 7,000 new homes by 2040.
"SF Mayoral Hopefuls, Minus Breed, Hold Heated Housing Debate"
March 19, 2018
One candidate in the San Francisco mayor’s race wants to shake out the pockets of real estate developers.
“The Next Mayor’s Housing Challenge”
March 15, 2018
The housing challenge for the next San Francisco mayor will be not only to expand Mayor Ed Lee’s successes in building affordable housing, but also to address the increasing mismatch between housing affordability and the job growth generated by the economic boom that unfolded under Lee’s watch.
“Huge Transit-Centric SoMa Development Plan Kicking into Gear”
February 27, 2018
A seven-year push to encourage transit-centric job growth in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood is about to become reality, as Mayor Mark Farrell and the Planning Department this week introduce zoning legislation that could produce as many as 40,000 new jobs and 7,000 housing units.
“SF Proposes Turning Moscone Garage into Affordable Housing, Hotel Tower”
February 3, 2018
The Moscone Convention Center parking garage would be redeveloped into a 320-foot tower with at least 650 hotel rooms and at least 100 affordable housing units under a plan being put forward by the city.
“Bill Could Add Millions of New Homes Next to California’s Public Transit Stations”
January 5, 2018
California State Senator Scott Wiener proposed a trio of new housing bills on Thursday, including one that would make it easier to build taller projects near public transit.
"Housing Policy Chat with Peter Cohen"
October 27, 2017
Peter Cohen works with the Council of Community Housing Organizations (CCHO, nicknamed "choo choo") and talks about what's going on in housing policy and what kind of work he's doing.
“Recovering from an Affordable Housing Wildfire”
December 18, 2017
A week before the North Bay fires broke out, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission convened a blue-ribbon committee, named CASA, to identify “game-changing regional solutions to the Bay Area’s chronic housing affordability challenges.”
“What to Do When ICE Comes to Your Buildings”
October 9, 2017
To protect their tenants, clients, members, and employees, all nonprofits should know the law about when immigration officers are allowed to enter nonpublic spaces.
“Eye on the State: This Year Was All about Housing”
October 8, 2017
To great fanfare, Gov. Jerry Brown last Friday finally signed a “package” of housing measures. The political logjam that had stymied affordable housing bills finally broke, with more than a dozen housing bills making it through this year.
“Santa is Back for the Developers”
Last December, we wrote about the gift that Santa Claus brought to real estate developers in San Francisco: the ability to use recent changes in state density bonus law to increase heights and densities 35 percent above the existing zoning, with no additional public benefit.
“VIDEO: Governor Brown Signs California Affordable Housing Bills”
KRON4, September 4, 2017
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed 15 bills to provide more money for affordable housing and streamline regulations that can stifle construction.
“Landlord Bill to Block Local Ballot Initiatives Dies in California Senate”
Legislation sponsored by the California Apartment Association to impede voters from passing local ballot measures on key land use issues is dead for this year, thanks in part to the growing power of California’s tenant rights movement. The bill was tabled yesterday by the Senate Appropriations Committee.
“Funding for Affordable Housing Headed for Vote in State Legislature”
The California State legislature is set to vote on a package of affordable housing bills as early as this Friday. Among the bills is SB 35, which would streamline the approval process for development projects in cities that are not meeting regional affordable housing goals.
“How Will a Bill to Cut Red Tape on Housing Projects Affect Angelenos?”
Senate Bill 35, introduced by Sen. Scott Weiner (D-San Francisco), aims to streamline the housing approval process by cutting red tape for certain projects.
“Vision for a New Neighborhood at SF’s Pier 70 Gets a Key Approval”
August 24, 2017
Pier 70, a long-closed shipbuilding facility that most San Franciscans have never set foot on, moved closer to being transformed into a bustling neighborhood of housing, parks, shops, workplaces and art studios under a proposal the Planning Commission unanimously approved Thursday.
“Say Yes to Housing at Pier 70”
More housing! The Planning Commission has the opportunity today to either push for the housing we need, or continue to promote projects that exacerbate our jobs-housing imbalance.