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Board hearing highlights a large student‑housing shortfall and university plans to add beds
Summary
Supervisors heard Planning Department and university updates showing a large shortfall (city estimate ~40,000 beds needed vs ~9,000 existing beds); UCSF, UC Hastings, SF State and CCA outlined pipelines and partnerships while advocates urged code, process and financing changes to speed production.
Supervisor Scott Wiener opened a hearing on student housing needs and production. Planning Department staff estimated San Francisco needs roughly 40,000 student beds and reported about 9,000 existing beds with applications in the pipeline for some 1,700 additional beds. Staff described city code changes (2010 and 2012 ordinances) that exempt student housing from inclusionary requirements and prevent conversion of existing housing to student beds as incentives to spur dedicated student housing.
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