Poll

Is the cost of living in San Francisco too high?

Housing

Even in the midst of the Great Recession, housing prices are still out of reach for almost all but the wealthiest San Franciscans.

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The relative strength of housing prices, along with ongoing reform at the Assessor’s Office, have made San Francisco one of the few counties in the state not to see a dramatic drop in property taxes. But the strength of the housing market is a two-edged sword – it means San Francisco remains one of the least affordable housing markets in the nation. Our task is to build not just more housing, but more affordable housing, and the kind of affordable housing that will help keep families in San Francisco.

Resetting San Francisco means an honest conversation about how we can build more housing, build the right kind of housing, build the right mix of housing, build upon our recent success in protecting tenants and do this all while preserving our quality of life.

Tough challenges. Who has the best ideas?

  

Discussion

Created Topic Commentssort icon Updated New?
08-02-10 Can we make housing prices reasonable? 16 2 years 6 weeks ago
08-02-10 Planning to raise a family in SF? 15 2 years 13 weeks ago
08-22-10 Housing 5 2 years 38 weeks ago
08-09-10 Bay Area Housing Market Stabilizing 5 2 years 40 weeks ago
10-18-10 Affordable Housing Fund for Downpayment Assistance 4 2 years 14 weeks ago
08-07-10 SF's Homeless Problem 4 2 years 40 weeks ago
04-18-11 Affordable Housing By Design is one of the solutions to San Francisco's housing problem 4 1 year 48 weeks ago
08-02-10 Can we make housing prices reasonable? 2 2 years 40 weeks ago
04-11-11 The Need for an Effective Policy towards Homelessness 2 2 years 4 weeks ago
02-07-11 TICs and the Problems with Them 2 2 years 13 weeks ago

Paid for by Phil Ting for Assembly 2012. FPPC ID# 1343137