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Hundreds testify on senior housing needs; advocates push bond priorities for deeply affordable units
Summary
The committee held a wide‑ranging hearing on the city's senior affordable housing resources. Departmental presenters outlined existing senior set‑asides and pipeline units; dozens of speakers urged the Board to prioritize deeply affordable (≤30% AMI) senior housing, small‑site acquisition, rental subsidies and 750 additional senior units in the upcoming housing bond.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee convened a hearing on April 29 to assess the city’s affordable housing resources for seniors and to gather public input that supervisors said would inform a proposed housing bond.
Shereen McFadden (Department of Aging and Adult Services) and Amy Chan (Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development) presented demographic and portfolio data. McFadden said there were roughly 172,450 seniors (age 60+) in San Francisco in the American Community Survey five‑year estimates and that many seniors are rent‑burdened; she noted the department’s in‑home supportive services program serves about 25,000 people annually. Chan said MOHCD manages…
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