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Rules Committee files ‘Housing for All’ grocery‑rent tax measure to June ballot
Summary
The Rules Committee filed Supervisor Asha Safai’s proposed charter amendment to impose an additional 1.7% gross‑receipts tax on certain commercial rents to fund homelessness services, SRO preservation and middle‑income housing; departments projected about $70M–$100M annually and argued the measure would fund acquisition, rent subsidies and supportive housing.
Supervisor Asha Safai urged the Rules Committee on Feb. 14 to place a charter amendment called “Housing for All” on the June ballot, saying the city faces a “crisis of dramatic proportions” in both housing and homelessness.
The measure would impose an additional 1.7% tax on the gross receipts from commercial leases (with exemptions for nonprofit tenant space, retail and certain production/distribution/repair uses). Kate Hartley, director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development, told the committee the tax would generate about $1 billion by the date listed in the proposal ('02/1930' in the presentation) and…
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