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Supervisors say housing-preference programs help but urge more affordable units after report
Summary
Board discussion of the mayor's housing preference annual report showed support for neighborhood preference rules but highlighted that only 305 families were housed from 9,620 applications over two years; supervisors called for more affordable housing and better geographic distribution.
The Board of Supervisors on March 19 received and approved the mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development’s annual report on certificate-of-preference and neighborhood preference programs for new-construction affordable housing marketed between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2018.
Supervisors who spoke during the item praised the neighborhood-preference approach but said the numbers in the report underline that preferences…
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