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Neighbors urge Planning Commission to continue 650 Divisadero review until promised affordability legislation returns
Summary
Multiple District 5 residents and neighborhood groups asked the Planning Commission to delay consideration of a 650 Divisadero project so city supervisors deliver on campaign promises to raise required onsite affordability from about 13.5%. Speakers said they support a continuance until Supervisor London Breed's legislation on affordability is enacted or reintroduced.
Speakers representing neighbors and community groups urged the San Francisco Planning Commission to continue its review of a proposed development at 650 Divisadero so that promised city legislation on higher affordable-housing requirements can be settled first.
Jen Snyder, identifying herself as a District 5 resident and member of Neighbors United, said the development currently offers about 13.5 percent affordable units and called that “absolutely unacceptable” (public comment). Tess Welborn of D5 Action and other residents described prior campaign commitments by then-candidate London Breed to seek sharply higher affordability requirements in the Divisadero and Fillmore corridors and asked commissioners to delay final action until that policy is in place.
Other commenters, including representatives of neighborhood groups and long-time District 5 residents, cited research and local examples they said show new construction is not serving lower-income households. Some speakers framed their request as targeted to the continuance itself rather than re-litigating project design: the public-comment period the Commission opened at the start of the hearing was explicitly described as the time to address whether a continuance is warranted.
The Commission moved to continue several items, including the Divisadero item, to the dates staff specified; the motion carried unanimously. Acting staff noted the continued items will be placed on the consent calendar on the specified future dates.
What happens next: the Commission continued the item and will revisit the project on the date announced on the record; neighbors asked staff and supervisors to ensure any forthcoming legislative changes on affordability apply or are coordinated with the project review.
