Behind a number of the recently proposed policy “solutions” to San Francisco’s housing crisis is the theory of “filtering.”  To explain why these policies that rely on market-rate housing and deregulation won’t actually make housing more affordable, CCHO created an infographic that breaks down the basics of filtering, the assumptions behind it, and the reasons it doesn’t work the way some say it does.  

CCHO’s annual report, published following the latest Housing Balance Report and Housing Inventory, that analyzes on a finer-grain level where affordable housing was produced and lost in neighborhoods across the City in 2015.  This report shows the balance (or rather, imbalance!) of housing production as residents are experiencing it currently on the ground.

A graphic chart designed by CCHO’s Fernando Martí showing who affordable housing serves, including what different “Area Median Income” (AMI) levels mean in terms of actual San Francisco wages, how affordable housing for those different income levels gets built, and where the gaps are. (Updated October 2017)

The San Francisco Anti-Displacement Coalition’s report on the current eviction crisis in San Francisco, including data on the increasing rate of eviction citywide and trends in types of evictions.

Read [people.power.media]’s two-part series on public sites in San Francisco, which explains how designating public sites for public use would serve a broad range of residents who are being priced out of the City.

Fernando Martí’s latest presentation on the market’s inability to solve the affordability crisis and stop displacement, and CCHO’s alternative solutions (from UC Hasting’s conference, “What’s the G? Gentrification and the Myth of Fair Housing”).

A report by CHPC and TransForm that underscores the importance of locating affordable housing by transit (and providing the state funding to make this possible!). Includes statics that show that lower income households near transit reduce their greenhouse gas emissions more than higher income households near transit.

The success of design or social innovation “solutions” to San Francisco’s housing crisis will depend on a framework for housing affordability that addresses fundamental issues underpinning the practical realities of achieving Housing for All.

The Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies’ detailed report on income inequality around the Bay Area, which shows, among other things, how inequality has increased more rapidly here than in the US as a whole and reveals the extreme gap between high- and low-income households in the Bay Area.

The fifth Housing Balance Report released by the Planning Department, spanning the ten years from January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2016.  The numbers say it all: the affordable housing balance for the past ten years is only 13.6%. (One note: The calculations used in the Housing Balance Report differ slightly from the deeper dive we publish each year with our annual Housing Snapshot Report, soon to be released.)

Great resources from UC Berkeley’s Urban Displacement Project showing which parts of the Bay Area are experiencing or at risk of gentrification and displacement.  These tools provide essential research for creating policies tailored to the needs of specific geographies and communities.