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Supervisor Mar seeks ABAG to focus RHNA on unmet affordable needs; amended resolution sent to committee
Summary
Supervisor Gordon Mar introduced, and the board amended and referred to committee, a resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to prioritize unmet low- and moderate-income housing needs and to consider past above-moderate overperformance when setting regional RHNA targets.
Supervisor Gordon Mar introduced a resolution asking the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to focus its regional housing needs allocation (RHNA) process on San Francisco—s unmet needs for housing affordable to low- and moderate-income residents. After discussion and a set of non-substantive amendments the board voted to refer the amended resolution to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee for further consideration.
The amended resolution asks ABAG to consider (where permitted under state law) the city—s past over-performance in above-moderate categories and to prioritize increasing above-moderate allocations in high-resource jurisdictions to reduce pressure on core cities. Sponsor Mar and staff said the amendments were added after consultations with ABAG representatives and San Francisco planning staff.
The board adopted the amendments unanimously and voted to send the amended resolution to the GAO committee rather than vote it on final adoption at the Sept. 1 meeting.
Why it matters: RHNA numbers influence local planning and can trigger state streamlining (for example, SB 35 by-right approvals) if jurisdictions fail to meet allocations. San Francisco officials argued that the methodology must avoid increasing the risk of displacement and gentrification by shifting market-rate production into neighborhoods with sensitive populations.
