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Board honors Kate Hartley as she prepares to leave Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development
Summary
Supervisor statements praised Kate Hartley for leading the city’s affordable housing work, including producing and preserving thousands of affordable units and overseeing large public housing rehabilitations. Hartley said she will continue to work on housing in a new role.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on July 23 honored Kate Hartley as she prepares to leave her role as director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD).
Multiple supervisors praised Hartley’s record overseeing affordable housing production, rehabilitation and preservation. President Norman Yee said Hartley helped develop financing and protections that led to the proposed affordable housing bond and thanked her for collaboration on the bond and other initiatives. Supervisor Mandelmann noted Hartley’s 25 years of work in housing and her role in closing complex financing deals, and said that under her leadership MOHCD produced and preserved 10,000 affordable homes.
Supervisors credited Hartley with advancing the city’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) conversions and rehabilitation of public housing: Mandelmann highlighted the rehabilitation of roughly 3,500 public housing units and conversions to community-based management during Hartley’s tenure. Supervisor Marr credited Hartley for work to fully fund Free City College and for helping to craft loan programs and neighborhood strategies. Supervisor Walton and Supervisor Brown thanked Hartley for her expertise on financing and small-sites acquisitions; Supervisor Safaie cited Hartley’s willingness to share information with supervisors and partners.
Hartley, who briefed the board and accepted commendations, said she was honored to have led MOHCD and praised the department’s staff and community partners. She said she looks forward to continuing to work on housing "from a new angle." "I am entirely grateful," she told the board, praising partner developers and service providers.
Why it matters: MOHCD directs major city investments and policy on affordable housing. Hartley’s stewardship covered bond programs, small-sites acquisition, RAD conversions and other tools that shape how the city finances and preserves affordable housing.
Provenance: Remarks and commendations were recorded during the 2:30 p.m. commendations section; supervisors from across the board participated in the tribute, and Hartley responded with brief remarks.
