Proposition E is a proposal to restrict new office development in step with the shortfall of affordable housing construction. It was put forward by the affordable housing nonprofit TODCO. The restriction would work like this: If San Francisco builds only 35% of its affordable housing goal for a year, the next year, it could build only 35% of its annual allocation of office space.
Category: Housing
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, City Hall, Elections, Housing, San Francisco March 2020 Nonpartisan Election Guide
March 2020 Election Guide: Prop D
Tax on Vacant Storefronts —
Proposition D would create a storefront vacancy tax, levied based on the size of the empty storefront and how long it has remained vacant. Beginning in 2021, if a storefront in a named neighborhood commercial district has been empty for more than six months, the landlord would be taxed $250 per street-facing foot of storefront, and more if the space remains vacant consecutive years.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, California, City Hall, Government & Politics, Homelessness, Housing, San Francisco March 2020 Nonpartisan Election Guide, Transportation
Housing, Homelessness Crises Are ‘Of Our Own Making,’ Says David Chiu
David Chiu, the state assembly member representing California’s District 17, the Eastern side of San Francisco, is running unopposed for re-election this year. He spoke with “Civic” about his recent legislative work.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Elections, Housing
Voters Will Weigh Tethering Limits on Office Development to Affordable Housing Production
San Francisco Proposition E would restrict office construction in years when the city did not meet its goals for affordable housing construction, as is often the case.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Housing
Small Rent Pass-Throughs Can Add Up to Big Burdens, Analysis Finds
The Budget and Legislative Analyst’s office has completed a report analyzing rent pass-throughs and tenant hardship petitions.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Housing, Land use, News, Social Justice
Regional Leaders Want to Use CA Fair Housing Law to Undo Segregation
Decades of explicitly and implicitly racist policies have left the Bay Area not just unaffordable, but also deeply segregated, panelists told a conference in San Francisco last week.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Homelessness, Housing, Transportation
Tent Counts Fluctuate, Vehicle Dweller Numbers Grow in S.F.
Even getting an accurate count of the number of tents and improvised structures is easier said than done, as the city’s counting methods have changed.
Posted in“Civic” Podcast, Homelessness, Housing
What Redding’s Response to Homelessness Says About a Statewide Crisis
Independent journalist Evelyn Nieves has covered homelessness extensively and has been reporting in depth on Redding’s response to homelessness, and how it parallels trends around the region and the state.
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Documentary Probes Impacts of ‘Financialization’ of Housing
Documentarian Fredrik Gertten and UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing Leilani Farha discuss Gertten’s documentary “Push.”
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Neighborhood Activist Promotes Safety, Sense of Connection In S.F. Public Housing
“Civic” talks with Uzuri Pease-Greene, executive director of C.A.R.E., Community Awareness Resources Entity, which helps promote safety for public housing residents.