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Planning commissioners hear update on Mayor’s Housing Working Group; staff outlines path to 10,000 affordable units
Summary
Planning Department staff told the Planning Commission the Mayor’s Housing Working Group is pursuing small‑sites acquisitions, legalization of accessory units and a local density‑bonus to meet the city’s affordable housing goals; staff said about 60% of identified affordable units have filed with Planning and emphasized funding gaps remain.
The San Francisco Planning Commission heard a quarterly update from the Mayor’s Housing Working Group on Nov. 20, with Planning Department staff laying out steps to preserve neighborhood affordability and accelerate new affordable units.
Kate Connor, Housing Implementation Specialist for the Planning Department, said the city is pursuing five efforts to preserve affordability, including a “small sites” acquisition program to buy small rental buildings and keep them affordable, legalization of in‑law units, and an accessory‑unit handbook to help homeowners add secondary units. Connor said about 60 percent of the…
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