California Demands an End to San Francisco’s Housing Double Standard

The report has 18 “required actions with implementation timeframes,” as well as an extra 10 “recommended actions.” Among the imperatives is this one: SF must “eliminate the use of ‘neighborhood character’ and ‘neighborhood compatibility’ terminology in case report findings,” the state says, and within a year we must also scrub these terms from citywide design guidelines. For years, San Francisco has effectively had two sets of rules for new buildings: Developments must of course adhere to planning codes and zoning, but even after that, bodies like the seven-member Planning Commission and 11-member Board of Supervisors can sometimes alter or even block a development based on, well, vibes. <a href="https://thefrisc.com/california-demands-an-end-to-san-franciscos-housing-double-standard-0afeb7cc3ff9">Visit Now</a>