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Planning Commission hears citywide housing‑recovery plan, community members press for equity and eviction relief
Summary
Planning Department and partner agencies outlined a COVID-era housing recovery framework emphasizing neighborhood equity, eviction prevention, rehousing from SIP hotels and use of Homekey and Prop C/I funds; community speakers pressed for disaggregated data for American Indian residents and prioritization of deeply affordable and community‑led investments.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Jan. 14 received a multi‑agency presentation on the city—s housing recovery framework and heard more than an hour of public comment urging stronger equity, data and eviction‑prevention measures.
Planning staff framed the recovery work in four interlocking areas — housing, small business, neighborhood life and workspace — and said the effort would center racial and social equity. Department presenters described short‑ and medium‑term actions to stabilize renters and expand housing options while acknowledging budget shortfalls and shifting timelines.
Deb Born of the Department of Public Health told commissioners that housing is a public‑health issue and that congregate shelters and dense households have driven COVID…
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