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Supervisors introduce competing housing measures; Bayview residents debate 50% affordable proposal
Summary
Supervisors introduced competing measures on Tuesday aimed at expanding affordable housing in San Francisco: Supervisor Daly asked Treasure Island officials to include 50% affordable housing in the island—s development agreement, while Supervisor Dufty submitted a June ballot initiative that would grant density bonuses to developers who build on-site family-sized affordable units.
Two competing approaches to increase affordable housing drew sustained attention at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday.
Supervisor Daly asked the Treasure Island Development Authority and the Treasure Island Community Development LLC to include 50% affordable housing in the disposition and development agreement for Treasure Island, describing the request as a way "to raise the bar" on affordable production. Daly said the board had previously codified targets in the Eastern Neighborhoods planning process and suggested revisiting the Treasure Island term sheet in light of that policy.
Separately, Supervisor Bevan Dufty and colleagues submitted a ballot initiative aimed at encouraging market-rate developers to build on-site, family-sized affordable homeownership units by granting density bonuses for projects that include two- or three-bedroom units. Dufty said the initiative would provide incentives allowing builders to increase density in exchange for…
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