Last week, Mayor London Breed proposed a ballot measure aimed at encouraging conversion of office to residential use in San Francisco’s Downtown by eliminating transfer tax for certain converted residential […]
Like last year, 2023 was a stellar year for housing legislation in California. Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law more than forty-five bills related to housing and housing […]
As previously reported in August, San Francisco is currently considering a major overhaul of its Planning Code that would revise, relax, and simplify many of the city’s complex zoning and […]
Last week the California Legislature passed SB-423, new law introduced by Senator Scott Weiner to spur statewide housing production. SB-423 extends and expands SB-35 (Weiner, 2017), which allows streamlined, ministerial […]
Assembly Bill 572, introduced by Assembly Member Matt Haney of San Francisco, would place a cap on assessment increases a condominium homeowners association (HOA) could impose on a deed-restricted affordable […]
Last month, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed on first reading Impact Fee Reform legislation aimed to make development more predictable, easier, and financially feasible. The legislation complements the […]
