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Planning Commission hears city's COVID recovery framework centered on equity
Summary
Planning staff and city departments presented a recovery strategy focused on racial equity, housing stabilization and small-business support; directors flagged funding constraints, a 9-site RFQ for affordable housing in Central SoMa, and the need for data-driven performance metrics.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Dec. 3 heard an informational presentation on the city's COVID-19 recovery strategy that emphasized racial equity, housing stabilization and small-business recovery.
Director Hillis introduced the department's role coordinating with the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development. Joaquin Torres, director of OEWD, told commissioners the pandemic's economic impacts remain severe: "Our unemployment rate of 6.9% is still more than twice as high as our pre-COVID numbers," and he said nearly 39,000 fewer residents had jobs compared to December 2019. Torres said the…
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