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Rules Committee amends and tables contentious housing streamlining charter measure after broad public opposition
Summary
Supervisor Safaee’s charter proposal to streamline review for certain 'affordable' projects prompted hundreds of public comments; critics said the definition (originally up to 140% AMI) would fast‑track market-rate development and silence communities, while supporters argued streamlining is needed to produce more housing. The committee adopted labor and AMI-related amendments and tabled the item as amended.
Supervisor Ahsha Safaee presented a charter amendment intended to speed approval of eligible housing projects that meet specified affordability and labor standards. The initial draft included a category of projects qualifying as “affordable” up to 140% of area median income (AMI); during the hearing the sponsor and colleagues negotiated and proposed lowering that top threshold to 120% AMI and adding prevailing‑wage and…
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