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Committee backs requirement that educator housing include at least 10% three‑bedroom units
Summary
The Land Use and Transportation Committee voted 3–0 to forward an ordinance requiring educator housing projects to include a minimum 10% three‑bedroom units, a change tied to implementing voter‑approved Proposition E; the Planning Commission had unanimously recommended the measure.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Land Use and Transportation Committee voted unanimously Aug. 10 to forward an ordinance that would require at least 10% of dwelling units in future educator housing projects be three‑bedroom units.
Chair Supervisor Aaron Peskin told colleagues the change implements Proposition E, which the voters approved to prioritize affordable housing for educators, and said the legislation was introduced by President Yee. Jen Lowe, President Yee’s chief of staff, said the requirement would “help to establish a dwelling unit mix with 10% minimum, 3 bedrooms, in future Proposition E educator housing buildings” to attract and retain families who teach in the city.
Audrey Marloney of the Planning Department said the Planning Commission unanimously recommended the ordinance and that public commenters at the commission hearing—among them United Educators of San Francisco—voiced support.
There were no callers for public comment on the committee item. Supervisor Peskin moved to send the item to the full Board of Supervisors with a committee recommendation; the roll call recorded three ayes (Preston, Safaei, Peskin). The item is scheduled for the Board meeting on Aug. 18, 2020.
