The San Francisco Housing Action Coalition advocates for the creation of well-designed, well-located housing, at ALL levels of affordability, to meet the needs of San Franciscans, present and future.
Decent housing for all is the most fundamental requirement for a progressive and prosperous city. The need to provide new housing affects quality of life for every San Franciscan at all incomes and in every neighborhood. Unfortunately housing production in the city has not kept pace. As a result, housing costs have risen so high that soon only high-income people will be able to afford new housing.
Today, a worker earning minimum wage must work over 117 hours/week to afford the average 2-bedroom apartment. And just 9% of households qualify for the average mortgage.
It doesn't have to be this way.
San Francisco has room to accommodate new arrivals and children of current residents. We can build new housing in the city that improves our neighborhoods and provides an array of housing choices to match the diverse needs and incomes of our residents.
We can and must solve our housing crisis. But doing so will require a fundamental reorientation of planning and permitting housing in San Francisco.
The San Francisco Housing Action Coalition (SFHAC) represents and unites a wide range of stakeholders who have joined together to help solve the city's housing crisis.
Mission Statement
The San Francisco Housing Action Coalition advocates for the creation of well-designed, well-located housing, at ALL levels of affordability, to meet the needs of San Franciscans, present and future.
Goals
- Increase housing opportunities for San Franciscans of all income levels.
- Preserve the city's existing housing stock and boost the amount of new housing that is produced each year.
- Use well-designed housing to preserve and enhance neighborhood livability and character.
- Make housing more affordable for both renters and buyers.
- Promote a range of housing types that serves the diverse needs of San Francisco's residents.
- Create or enhance pedestrian and transit-friendly neighborhoods.
- Make more efficient use of under-utilized land.
- Improve the jobs/housing balance to reduce commute time and traffic.
- Enhance neighborhood commercial vitality by adding housing in or near neighborhood commercial areas.
- Reduce suburban sprawl by channeling growth into urban cores and inner suburbs and away from the region's greenbelt.
- Collaborate with organizations that share our mission in other counties around the Bay Area.