San Francisco is taking significant steps to address its housing crisis through various legislative and development initiatives. Supervisor Ahsha Safai has introduced legislation to cut the city's transfer tax in half for projects partially financed by union pension funds. This move aims to make housing more affordable for working families and first responders. Additionally, the 2550 Irving project, a seven-story, 90-unit affordable housing development in the Sunset district, has broken ground, marking a significant victory for housing advocates. This project, streamlined under SB 35 and SB 423, is expected to serve as a model for dense affordable housing in neighborhoods resistant to such developments. In Half Moon Bay, the City Council has unanimously approved the 555 Kelly project, a five-story, 40-unit affordable housing development for senior farmworkers, overcoming months of delays and appeals.
One of S.F.’s most contentious land use battles ends with construction of new housing https://t.co/EKtXAjwLkD via @sfchronicle
The path now appears clear for new affordable housing for farmworkers in Half Moon Bay, more than a year after the community was rocked by a deadly mass shooting at two mushroom farms. https://t.co/S79x20t0wa
[YIMBY VICTORY ALERT] After losing a lawsuit and multiple permit appeals, Sunset NIMBYs have definitively FAILED to block new affordable housing in their neighborhood, but not before driving up the cost of the project by one million dollars. Great reporting by @SFjkdineen. https://t.co/quXVVkBAW4 https://t.co/j0Vzf2Ge8x
NEW: The path now appears clear for new affordable housing for farmworkers in Half Moon Bay, with the City Council's unanimous approval of a project in the downtown area. https://t.co/BB2BYzsUP5 https://t.co/M86JTmY2mr
LIVE VIDEO: @gingerconejero is live at 6:32 with the latest on the path now appearing clear for new affordable housing for farmworkers in Half Moon Bay. https://t.co/H7OSKbc63v https://t.co/JB2C7FKYVp
New legislation would dramatically reduce San Francisco's transfer tax rates — but only for a particular subset of residential development. https://t.co/NUSAAMNHN3
LIVE VIDEO: The path now appears clear for new affordable housing for farmworkers in Half Moon Bay. @gingerconejero is live at 5:32 with the details. https://t.co/s9iXd62een https://t.co/UZ2uVLLLNW
The Half Moon Bay City Council on Wednesday night voted unanimously to approve a five-story, 40-unit affordable housing development for senior farmworkers. https://t.co/k8AImpZDWc
Pure joy in Half Moon Bay tonight as the 555 Kelly saga arrives at a happy ending: after months of delay, endless meetings, hours & hours of public testimony…city council unanimously rejected the appeals and approved 40 new 100% affordable homes for senior farm workers! https://t.co/L2vbnB4dWO
The seven-story project, one of the most contentious in San Francisco’s land use fights, is significant because it will become a model for what it means to put dense affordable homes in a neighborhood that has been resisting density for decades. https://t.co/uRA2yBmnsw
The seven-story, 90 unit project in San Francisco’s Sunset district could become a model for what it means to put dense affordable homes in a neighborhood that has been resisting density for decades. https://t.co/AYlmlAv8A6
2550 Irving has BROKEN GROUND 🏗️🏘️🏬 After all the fear mongering, the needless delays, the frivolous appeals & nonsense, the shovels have finally hit the dirt! When this project is done it will have added almost as many homes than have been built in D4 in the last 4+ years😮 https://t.co/5KbV8LfyG5
This affordable housing in the Sunset was streamlined under SB 35, the very first law I authored in the Legislature. Under SB 35 (& its successor law SB 423), housing can receive permits in a matter of months, not years. Big win for housing in San Francisco! https://t.co/Gyi43AWv62
SF is unaffordable for working families & first responders to live here so I’ve introduced an ordinance that will help us met our housing goals & create union jobs. The latest proposal to fix S.F.’s housing slump: Slash the city’s transfer tax by half https://t.co/6N7NUHsqmJ
The latest proposal to fix S.F.’s housing slump: Slash the city’s transfer tax by half https://t.co/bfjdaHzjux via @sfchronicle
In an effort to rev up San Francisco’s housing production engine, Supervisor Ahsha Safai is introducing legislation that would cut the city’s transfer tax in half for projects that are financed, at least in part, by union pension funds. https://t.co/sVdgKZB1gc