SF’s About to Blow a Key Deadline on Housing Reform. Punishment Could Be Here for the Holidays

Ahalf-century of obstruction against new housing across much of San Francisco has boiled down to 30 days: That’s how long state housing regulators gave City Hall to move swiftly with changes. And yet officials are almost certain to blow past the deadline. Missing this key timeline would potentially put the city on a path losing control of local housing rules — something akin to a state takeover of a dysfunctional school district.   <a href="http://the-frisc.fundjournalism.org/support-100-percent-sf-journalism-today"><img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:393/1*4H8PXxZb3hKNgEjeiHZOjA.png" style="height:91px; width:393px" /></a> 100% SF journalism for the entire city. Your <a href="http://the-frisc.fundjournalism.org/support-100-percent-sf-journalism-today" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">tax-deductible donation</a> pays for great writers like Adam Brinklow and other independent views, voices, and stories.. At the end of October, after more than a year of <a href="https://www.hcd.ca.gov/about-hcd/newsroom/state-announces-new-review-san-francisco-housing-policies-and-practices" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">investigation</a>, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) issued its <a href="https://www.hcd.ca.gov/about-hcd/newsroom/state-releases-accountability-report-on-san-franciscos-housing-policies-and-practices" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">long-awaited audit of SF’s housing permitting and development process</a>. The review demanded immediate reforms, giving the city until November 24 to pass a first set of rule revisions or face possible sanctions. <a href="https://thefrisc.com/sfs-about-to-blow-a-key-deadline-on-housing-reform-punishment-could-be-here-for-the-holidays-51a25828994f">Read More</a>