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Governor Brown Signs 15 Housing Bills

Sep 29, 2017/ Comments 1 / in State Legislation
Governor Brown Signs 15 Housing Bills

Governor Jerry Brown came to San Francisco on Friday, September 28th to sign into law 15 housing bills that address process reform, funding and local accountability for building homes in California. Many lawmakers, media, legislative staff and advocates gathered at Hunters View, a mixed-income project in the Bayview, to witness this landmark event. “This is the…

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California Legislature Passes Major Housing Package

Sep 15, 2017/ Comments 0 / in State Legislation

On the evening of September 14th, the California Legislature passed three major housing bills that will improve the process for building homes and create new funding sources to subsidize affordable housing. They include SB2, SB3 and SB35. SFHAC endorsed all three measures and is thrilled our elected officials in Sacramento have finally taken steps to…

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SFHAC Urges Governor to Pass State Housing Package

Aug 25, 2017/ Comments 0 / in State Legislation
SFHAC Urges Governor to Pass State Housing Package

The SFHAC Executive Committee has formally endorsed the proposed state housing package that would create new funding sources and badly-needed process reforms. We urge the legislature to pass the three bills at stake: Senate Bill (SB) 2, SB3, and SB35. These measures would be a step in the right direction to address California’s severe housing…

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San Francisco Can Learn A Lot From Seattle

Aug 7, 2017/ Comments 0 / in Seattle
San Francisco Can Learn A Lot From Seattle

Seattle faces many of the same challenges and opportunities as San Francisco. Both enjoy strong economies driven by the tech sector, bringing in thousands of new jobs and residents every year. But when it comes to managing this growth, particularly with housing policy, the two cities have taken significantly different approaches. Year over year, Seattle…

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Announcing Our 2017 Housing Heroes!

Jul 10, 2017/ Comments 0 / in Housing Hero Awards

The San Francisco Housing Action Coalition is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2017 Housing Hero Award. This year, two gentlemen whose names have become synonymous with San Francisco housing will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, Tim Colen and Olson Lee. The Housing Hero Award will go to an organization that has been successful in…

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Nominate a 2017 Housing Hero!

Jun 8, 2017/ Comments 0 / in Housing Hero Awards
Nominate a 2017 Housing Hero!

2016 Housing Hero Award recipients Supervisor Katy Tang (left) and Kim-Mai Cutler (right) with former SFHAC Executive Director Tim Colen. Every year, the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition recognizes worthy individuals or groups that have made exceptional contributions to creating housing at all levels of affordability. In the fall, we’ll celebrate them with a big…

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2017 Spring Symposium: “I Am Not Going To Vilify Newcomers.”

May 29, 2017/ Comments 1 / in Spring Symposium

Left to right: Assemblymember Rob Bonta, Assemblymember David Chiu, Mayor Libby Schaaf, Senator Scott Wiener, Todd David, Gabriel Metcalf Over 300 people attended our 11th Annual Spring Symposium last week at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. They came to hear from several of the region’s leaders about the role the capitol can and should…

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SFHAC Takes Position on Competing Inclusionary Housing Measures

Apr 10, 2017/ Comments 0 / in Inclusionary Housing
SFHAC Takes Position on Competing Inclusionary Housing Measures

The San Francisco Housing Action Coalition (SFHAC) officially supports the inclusionary housing measure introduced by Supervisors Safai, Breed and Tang, with two caveats. Furthermore, SFHAC opposes the legislation introduced by Supervisors Kim and Peskin. These positions were thoroughly vetted by our Legislative Committee and endorsed by our Executive Committee. Our official letter can be found here….

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The Real Numbers Behind Prop C

Feb 27, 2017/ Comments 0 / in Inclusionary Housing
The Real Numbers Behind Prop C

The following post was written by Oz Erickson and has been edited slightly for clarity. Oz is the Chairman of Emerald Fund, one of SFHAC’s founding members, and was SFHAC’s 2013 Housing Hero. The post explains the implications of the June 2016 Prop C ballot measure that raised San Francisco’s inclusionary housing requirements, 25% for the…

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SFHAC Applauds Land Use Committee Appointments

Jan 17, 2017/ Comments 0 / in Board of Supervisors

Last week, Board of Supervisors President London Breed selected her appointees to the San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee. The members include District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell, who will chair the committee, District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin and District 4 Supervisor Katy Tang (pictured in that order from left to right). Supervisor Peskin is the…

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