San Francisco Mayor Promises Ambitious Housing Goals

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has proposed a dramatic expansion in the number of housing units by 2010 to alleviate housing affordability problems.

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August 5, 2005, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

The Mayor of San Francisco has announced plans to vastly expand housing development in the city. Mayor Gavin Newsom proposes 15,000 new housing units, 1/3 of them below market-rate. The departments of Planning and Building Inspection would be expanded by 59 new positions, and the permit process would be streamlined. The Planning Department currently has a 24,000 permit backlog. The development community is skeptical that the 15,000 target can be reached--especially that number of affordable units.

Thanks to David Peterson

FULL STORY: Newsom vows surge in new housing by 2010

Thursday, August 4, 2005 in San Francisco Examiner

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