What the HALA?: Council Considers More Bad Housing Legislation
As we pointed out last week, it appears that the Council is not taking the work of the Mayor’ s Housing Affordability and Livability (HALA) Committee seriously. Not only is the Council pushing to pass damaging low-rise legislation but now they’re pushing to short circuit affordability created through the City’s Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) Program. […]
Vaccinating Against High Prices: Build More Housing!
Last Monday, one week ago, I traveled to San Francisco to be part of a panel hosted by the San Francisco Bay Area Renters Federation, or SF BARF. Now you can watch the panel in the video embed above. As I mentioned earlier, SF BARF is led by the charismatic and relentless Sonja Trauss. Trauss […]
Editorial: HALA Process Ignored by City Council
We have an opinion post up at Publicola that is worth reading if you’re concerned about the future of housing in the City. Unfortunately the process the Mayor started–his Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Committee–might be falling apart. City Councilmembers are grandstanding in a political year to people who are dead set against growth. […]
