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Supervisors advance preference and a new fund to help San Francisco fire victims access housing
Summary
The Land Use and Transportation Committee advanced two related measures July 11: Supervisor Scott Wiener's amendment to add fire-displaced residents to an affordable-housing preference and President Breed's ordinance to create a permanent Fire Victims Assistance Fund to provide rental assistance to displaced residents earning up to 100% of AMI.
Supervisor Scott Wiener introduced an amendment to the city's administrative code to add people displaced by residential fires to a local affordable-housing preference category, saying the change would align fire victims with those displaced by Ellis Act or owner-move-in evictions and help them access scarce affordable units. "We have seen way too many fires in San Francisco, year after year," Wiener said, adding that displaced residents often lose possessions and struggle to remain in the city.
President of the Board of Supervisors London Breed presented…
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