CHA Residents,

Your emails to San Francisco Supervisors and attendance at Supervisor Stefani's Town Hall made a difference!  The Board of Supervisors voted 9-2 supporting the  RESOLUTION TO OPPOSE SB 50 - unless amended (read article).   They also voted to provide Senator Wiener suggested amendments that attempt to protect San Francisco -- but there is no guarantee these will be included in the final bill.

SB 50 will upzone 96% of San Francisco and allow greater heights and density similar to  Van Ness in residential neighborhoods -- and you won't have any way to stop it.

Why is Senator Wiener pushing so hard for such a deeply flawed bill?  

 

This rebuke of SB 50 should send a message to Senator Wiener that San Francisco officials and the residents he was elected to represent DO NOT support his bill !  His earlier bill, SB 827, was defeated for similar reasons and yet he persists.  He is not listening to his constituents, but instead to developers, real estate, tech, building associations and the YIMBYs.   Not only are his San Francisco constituents opposing his bill, but so are many of city officials, residential associations and citizens throughout California (see list below) .  

And the glaring irony is that the well-funded YIMBYs, who wrote the original legislation with Senator Wiener, are demanding "affordable" housing in San Francisco, yet this bill does absolutely nothing to ensure that will happen.  In fact, it will likely make matters worse.

Next Step

Contact State Committee by April 17

Two Quick Options

The final decision on SB 50 will be made by the State Legislature.  It already passed the State Housing Committee which is chaired by the bill's author, Senator Wiener.  Next it goes to the State Governance and Finance Committee and that is where we need your continued help!

Let Sacramento know that  SB 50 does NOT solve the affordable housing problem; instead it:

• Exacerbates housing prices with luxury towers
• Targets the demolition of single family homes
• Displaces renters and increases homelessness
• Gentrifies charming, diverse neighborhoods
• Gives local zoning control to real estate speculators - you can't object to projects
• Makes cities pay for impact on infrastructure (water, police, fire, schools...)
• Forces draconian statewide, one-size-fits-all housing policy
• Ignores the root problem - the cost to build affordable housing does not pencil out!

Option #1: Fast and Easy

The quickest way to reach the Senators on the Governance and Finance Committee by the April 17th deadline is to add your name to this mailing:  

https://www.livablecalifornia.org/email-to-stop-sb-50-today/

Option #2: Resend the email you've already written or a new email

If you have already written an email to Commissioners, Supervisors, Mayor, State Legislators or want to write one, please resend by April 17 to:

[email protected]

If it passes the State Senate committees and floor vote, then it goes to the Assembly.  You can let our San Francisco assemblymembers know what you think.  

This bill will do more harm than good. - its a one-size-fits-all, state-mandated overreach - taking away one of the most important roles of a city to make zoning and building decisions consistent with that particular City's charter and needs.  

 

See Map:

Are you within SB 50's upzoning reach?