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SFHAC Says VOTE NO on Proposition B June 3rd

Apr 21, 2014/ Comments 0 / in Ballot initiative, Land Use, Policy

On June 3rd, San Franciscans will decide the fate of Proposition B, the “Waterfront Height Limit Right to Vote Act.” This radical initiative would require any future development on SF Port land that exceeds current heights limits to go to the voters for approval, throwing out decades of public planning on our waterfront. The SFHAC…

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Supervisor Jane Kim Introduces “Balanced Housing Act”

Apr 14, 2014/ Comments 1 / in Board of Supervisors, Eastern Neighborhoods Plan, Inclusionary Housing, Land Use, Policy, SFHAC Response

Last week, Supervisor Jane Kim introduced her controversial “Balanced Housing Act”. In simple terms, it links the production of market-rate housing in District 6 (D6) to the City’s 30 percent historic production rate of subsidized housing. If production of subsidized housing falls below 30 percent, as measured quarterly, any market-rate proposal for D6 would require…

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SFHAC Hits Historic Membership Numbers

Apr 7, 2014/ Comments 0 / in Community Outreach

It is hard to believe we are already in the second week of the second quarter of the year. At our annual membership meeting in January we predicted that it would be an interesting year for the SF Housing Action Coalition, and we weren’t wrong! Mayor Lee in his state of the city address made…

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Inside AVA 55 Ninth

Mar 31, 2014/ Comments Off / in Community Outreach, Tour

Over 25 SFHAC members took a guided tour of Mid-Market’s new mixed-use development, AVA 55 Ninth. Developer Joe Kirchofer of Avalon Bay and architect Matt Benz of Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) led our group through the building showing us the model units for this 273-unit rental building with 33 below-market rate (BMRs) on-site. The tour…

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SFHAC Policy Work Update

Mar 24, 2014/ Comments 0 / in Inclusionary Housing, Land Use, Transportation

The SFHAC Regulatory Committee is busy these days! For those of you not familiar with this Committee, this is the group that takes action on housing policy work and legislative issues in San Francisco. In response to the Mayor’s Housing Task Force, the SFHAC has formed three working groups to dig deeper into specific topics…

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Transit-Oriented Vision in 19th Avenue Corridor in Southwest San Francisco Advances

Mar 19, 2014/ Comments 0 / in Land Use, Transportation

The San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) has released the Final Report for the 19th Avenue Transit Study that explores the feasibility of re-locating the Muni M-Ocean View light-rail line from the 19th Avenue median to the west side of the street through grade-separated crossings. The Study builds on recent transit-oriented land use plans at…

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