Act Now: Funding for Affordable Housing in SF on the Line
Apr 6, 10:00 PM by Administrator
On April 18th, an ordinance to fund $27 million in affordable housing with
the current year budget surplus will be heard at the Board of Supervisors
Budget and Finance Committee.
$20 million of the ordinance would be used to build new housing -- $10
million for low income families, $5 million for seniors and people with
disabilities and $5 million for people who are homeless or at risk of
homelessness.
$5 million is for rehabilitation and repairs at public housing developments
under the San Francisco Housing Authority.
$2.5 million would go toward helping tenants to buy their buildings in
cooperatives with limits on the equity of the property, creating and
preserving affordable ownership opportunities.
$550 thousand would go toward the acquisition of a building to house various
housing related services in the Mission District area.
In an effort to create a smokescreen to scuttle the ordinance, Mayor Newsom
has asked city departments to propose an additional 3% from their budgets,
saying the ordinance would add to next year's budget deficit.
TAKE ACTION:
| WHAT: | Show your support for this meaure: Mayor Gavin Newsom, 2. Call or email the Board of Supervisors Budget Committee members: Supervisor Tom Ammiano, Supervisor Bevan Dufty, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval, 3. Attend and testify in favor of the ordinance at the Budget Committee meeting on April 18 at 1pm, Board of Supervisors Chambers at City Hall. 4. Attend rally and press conference on Monday, April 23rd at 12 noon on
the steps of city hall. |
| OTHER: | FYI: Last year a similar measure was passed that resulted in over 600 units of affordable housing, including 170 units of family housing. Last year, the Board of Supervisors had passed over $50 million in early
budget decisions that resulted in violence prevention, affordable housing,
park fixtures and street resurfacing. There is plenty of flexibility in the
budget to absorb these housing funds. |
| CONTACT INFO: | Call John Avalos at Supervisor Chris Daly's Office @ 415-554-7970. |
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