"Roughly a month after neighborhood and small business groups sued San Francisco over a housing plan they said went too far, a coalition of housing activists are filing their own suit arguing the city's plan doesn't go far enough. "We are here today on the precipice of St. Valentine's Day out of love: love for the San Franciscans who can't afford where they live, who are forgoing essential items like health care and saving for the future," she said."
""When the time came to fulfill the promises that San Francisco made in its housing element, the city came up short," said Nick Eckenwiler, a staff attorney with the California Housing Defense Fund. "And so we're here to make sure that San Francisco follows through on those and actually gets enough housing built." Charles Lutvak, a spokesperson for Lurie's office, said the city is going to meet state requirements for its housing element, a state-mandated housing plan,"
Construction is underway on an affordable housing apartment building at 2550 Irving Street in San Francisco's Sunset District. Roughly a month after neighborhood and small business groups sued San Francisco alleging an upzoning went too far, a coalition of housing activists filed a lawsuit arguing the city's Family Zoning Plan does not increase housing enough. Activists say many residents cannot afford housing, are forgoing essentials, and call the plan inadequate and not a real upzoning. The City Attorney's Office confirmed the planning department can implement the plan during litigation. Housing advocates contend the city fell short of housing element promises and must build more units, while city representatives say the plan will meet state requirements and help future generations afford to raise children in San Francisco.
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