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Planning Commission initiates Mission interim controls after hours of debate and public comment
Summary
After hours of public testimony for and against, the San Francisco Planning Commission voted 5–1 to initiate a package of interim planning controls for the Mission District and to schedule an informational hearing July 23 with a potential adoption hearing Aug. 6. The move begins a six‑month pause intended to analyze displacement and site opportunities.
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted 5–1 on July 9 to initiate interim planning controls aimed at stemming resident and business displacement in the Mission District while staff develops a broader Mission Action Plan 2020.
The motion, moved by Commissioner Richards and seconded by another commissioner, schedules an informational hearing for July 23 and a possible adoption hearing for Aug. 6. Commissioner Antonini cast the lone no vote, saying she did not see an emergency that justified the initiation as proposed.
Planning Department staff outlined why controls are being considered, citing data presented by Claudia Flores of planning staff showing that between 2009 and 2013 roughly 150 households a year earning 30–120 percent of area median income left the Mission, eviction notices…
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