SF legislators pass housing bill to boost west-side density

SF legislators pass housing bill to boost west-side density

Building multifamily housing in San Francisco’s west side neighborhoods just got easier. A bill approved Tuesday by The Board of Supervisors enables west-side property owners to more easily replace single-family homes with multifamily housing as The City looks to densify neighborhoods that have seen relatively little development in recent decades. The… Continue reading

S.F. tries to spur housing development by reducing fees and affordable unit requirements

J.K. Dineen July 24, 2023 Updated: July 25, 2023 (SFChronicle.com) The San Francisco Board of Supervisors appears set to slash affordable housing requirements and lower or delay a slew of associated fees in an effort to resuscitate a residential development industry that has sunk into a deep torpor as the city scratches… Continue reading

Will letting developers build less affordable housing jumpstart thousands of stalled units?

by ANNIKA HOM JULY 14, 2023 (MissionLocal.org) Despite misgivings, the Planning Commission approved a controversial ordinance that temporarily allows developers to rework stalled projects to include significantly less affordable units than they originally committed to.  The ordinance proposed by Supervisors Aaron Peskin and Ahsha Safaí, now goes to the Board of… Continue reading

Feeling state pressure, Planning Commission OKs plan to boost housing

Homeless shelters would be allowed on any lot by ANNIKA HOM JUNE 30, 2023 (MssionLocal.org) Could the mayor’s new housing legislation make San Francisco the Paris of the West? Supervisor Joel Engardio argued it would — and, following a 4-2 vote, the Planning Commission seemed to agree.  Mayor London Breed and Engardio proposed… Continue reading

There’s a way to build thousands more housing units on San Francisco’s west side — and neighbors actually like it

As San Francisco stares down a state mandate to build 82,000 new housing units within eight years, an 80-something retired architect has a great solution. It’s called Domicity. Heather Knight June 3, 2023 (SFChronicle.com) Just a few blocks from Ocean Beach, in San Francisco’s sleepy, foggy Outer Sunset neighborhood, sits… Continue reading