Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Planning Commission hears housing-balance report showing declining affordable share; Mayor’s office outlines production progress
Summary
Planning Department staff presented the third biannual housing balance report showing a citywide 10‑year housing-balance of 18% (net affordable housing stock) with declining recent trends; Sophie Hayward of the Mayor’s Office said production has achieved about 31% of the mayor’s 10,000‑unit by‑2020 goal and emphasized funding and land costs as constraints.
San Francisco Planning Department senior planner Teresa Ojeda briefed the Planning Commission on the third statutorily required housing balance report, explaining the ordinance (Ordinance 53‑15) and the methodology that counts net affordable housing stock over a 10‑year period and subtracts units removed from rental protection (Ellis Act, condo conversions, demolition).
Ojeda said the net affordable housing stock totaled about 5,930 units in the 10‑year reporting period and that, citywide, the cumulative housing balance over that period measured roughly 18%. She emphasized that the housing balance differs from the mayor’s…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
