San Francisco’s median one-bedroom asking rent reached $4,180, and developers say further increases could restart housing construction within 12 to 24 months.

The first new homes approved under Family Zoning would replace a vacant two-unit Inner Richmond building with eight condos, including six with three or four bedrooms and two subsidized homes.

A pro-housing legal group says it will sue San Francisco over Mayor Daniel Lurie’s Family Zoning Plan—arguing the city still isn’t zoning enough capacity to meet state housing mandates. With NIMBY litigation already underway, SF is headed for a messy court fight over whether (and how) to legalize more homes.

City College trustee, and lifelong Sunset resident, Alan Wong was appointed to District 4 Supervisor.

The Board of Supervisors voted 7–4 to approve Mayor Daniel Lurie’s Family Zoning plan, upzoning much of the city’s north and west sides to allow more homes in more neighborhoods in order to meet state housing mandates.

The Board of Supervisors rejected Supervisor Connie Chan’s proposal to require special permits before new tenants can replace legacy businesses, siding with planners and merchants who warned it would add red tape and worsen vacancies.

Safeway’s Outer Richmond store at 850 La Playa will temporarily close so owner Safeway and developer Align Real Estate can replace the parking-lot supermarket with two eight-story buildings containing 526 rental homes and a larger grocery store, using by-right state density bonus rules rather than waiting on San Francisco’s new Family Zoning plan.

SF Chief Economist projects nearly $1B in added GDP, but meeting just 11% of state mandate.

Committee hearing adds lots of amendments from both moderate and progressive supervisors as January deadline looms.

Supervisor Melgar cordons off three-unit rent-controlled buildings from upzoning.

Modest upzoning passes Planning Commission with a 4-3 vote.

Time to GrowSF! Mayor Lurie supports adding more homes to make San Francisco more affordable to thousands more.