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Camellia Burris reported for the San Francisco Public Press as a 2022 Columbia Journalism School-Institute for Nonprofit News intern. This fall, she is beginning an investigative reporting fellowship at the Miami Herald. Her previous reporting on deed theft was published in The New York Times. Camellia holds degrees from Spelman College, Tulane University Law School and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Designed to combat San Francisco’s long-standing housing shortage, an empty homes tax on the November ballot, Proposition M, would apply to multi-unit residential buildings with prolonged vacancies. Voters will decide the fate of the measure that has garnered support and criticism for its exemptions and low tax amount.
Designed to combat San Francisco’s long-standing housing shortage, an empty homes tax on the November ballot, Proposition M, would apply to multi-unit residential buildings with prolonged vacancies. Voters will decide the fate of the measure that has garnered support and criticism for its exemptions and low tax amount.
While revenue from the empty homes tax would go toward rent subsidies and affordable housing, its architect, Supervisor Dean Preston, stressed that its primary purpose is returning vacant units to the market.
