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Mayor, supervisors push for more West Side affordable housing; mayor backs Housing Innovation Fund
Summary
Supervisors for District 7 and other West Side members pressed Mayor Breed on tools to spur affordable housing in the Sunset and Richmond. The mayor said she supports building more housing across the city and highlighted a new Housing Innovation Fund as a financing tool for West Side needs.
During the mayoral appearance on July 20, Supervisor Myrna Melgar (District 7) pressed Mayor London Breed for a coordinated effort to develop affordable housing on San Francisco's West Side, citing limited production in recent decades and the area's growing senior population. Melgar asked whether the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development would explore zoning and financing tools tailored for West Side needs to produce a range of income levels,…
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