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Planning staff says downtown has made gains but affordable housing remains a problem
Summary
Planning Department staff presented the Downtown Plan 5-year monitoring report (2002–2007), noting job and housing growth near downtown and progress on open space and seismic retrofits, while commissioners and public commenters flagged unmet affordability goals and new pressures from short-term rentals and institutional housing conversions.
Planning Department staff told the San Francisco Planning Commission on Dec. 3 that the Downtown Plan has produced substantial development and important public benefits, but that affordable housing remains an unresolved challenge.
Johnny Jaramillo, senior planner, summarized the 2002–2007 monitoring report, saying the Downtown C3 district contains roughly 40% of citywide employment and that about 12,500 housing units were produced in the monitoring period. He told commissioners that, on average, about 2,100…
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