In San Francisco, we too often allow for endless appeals and delays that prevent us from making positive change in our community. To be blunt: we allow ourselves to get in our own way.
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This week, the Board of Supervisors heard an appeal against 744 new homes, including 186 affordable units for seniors and a child care facility. This project has taken 4 years for final approval. We need to approve new homes faster.https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Housing-vs-trees-SF-backs-744-homes-at-UCSF-14830650.php …
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Also this week, a restaurant in the Sunset that had managed to follow all of our complex regulations for a small business to open, was almost held up on a technicality & forced to undergo months of delays despite having already received approval.https://sf.eater.com/2019/11/14/20965318/palm-city-wines-outer-sunset-nimby …
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Allowing for public input is a good thing. Bureaucracy, endless red tape, and allowing for every change relating to housing or small businesses to be appealed is not. Let's expand our small business streamlining legislation and create a system that encourages new housing.
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This week: 20 new homes on a vacant site, which will now be delayed for months. This is not how we should respond to a housing crisis.https://hoodline.com/2019/11/outer-sunset-residents-file-appeal-over-toxic-pre-apocalyptic-20-unit-apartment-building …
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Years of work, dozens of community meetings, unanimous approval by the Planning Department, and unanimous approval by the Board of Supervisors. Met with another appeal. We need fundamental reforms to allow for new homes to be built.https://www.sfchronicle.com/local-politics/article/Laurel-Heights-neighbors-sue-to-stop-massive-SF-14956540.php …
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