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Planning Department presents 2014 Commerce and Industry Inventory showing strong job growth, commissioners debate PDR and land‑use linkages
Summary
The Planning Department reported 2014 job growth of 5% (about 27,700 jobs) and highlighted trends in office employment, PDR stability, permitting and construction values; commissioners discussed using the data to inform housing, PDR and transit planning.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Planning Department presented its 2014 Commerce and Industry Inventory on Nov. 19, reporting that city employment rose about 5% in 2014 to more than 640,000 jobs and unemployment fell to roughly 4.4 percent.
Paolo Quizoy of the department’s Information & Analysis group told the commission building permits rose 4% in 2014 to roughly 28,170 permits even as the aggregate construction value fell about 13% to approximately $4.8 billion. Quizoy said the report compiles multiple data sources and is intended as a public baseline for future commerce and industry policy.
Commissioners used the presentation to probe trends: several asked for more granularity on PDR (production, distribution and repair) job counts, off‑hours micro‑economies such as ride‑sharing, and the relationship between land‑use policy and employment objectives. Commissioner Richards asked staff to return to the commission with more numeric detail on the 5M project’s change in affordable housing commitments (from 33% to 40%) and related payment amounts.
Director Ram and staff suggested follow‑up briefings with the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to link land‑use policy with broader economic strategy. Commissioners also discussed transit implications of density and the inventory’s data on office and retail employment shares.
What happens next: commissioners requested follow‑up briefings and memos on PDR trends, on how the inventory could inform the affordable housing density bonus and other land‑use policy items, and on short‑term rental enforcement updates.
