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Our three-point plan to save San Francisco

sfbg.com — A radical new approach to affordable housing isn't just an option anymore — it's imperative

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  • brianmartin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Single page view http://www.sfbg.com/printable_entry.php?entry_id=4 ...
  • nerdbilly, on 10/10/2007, -1/+01. Preserve what we have. OK, then... 2. Find a new, reliable, consistent way to fund affordable housing. This is not a plan, this is a need. The only suggestion here was to look into redevelopment. 3. A Proposition M for housing. This is a tax, and proposed by the green party, I can't see how it's got any legs. People don't vote for taxes by governments who can't responsibly spend the money they already have. Not much of a three point plan. The closest thing to any of it making sense is the idea of tying it into redevelopment, and putting housing as a requirement.
    How about this: 1) Redevelopment: You pull in new businesses by offering lower tax incentives, with the requirement that for every x number of people they employ they will donate so many bucks toward housing. Give the best breaks to construction that can make the bottom floor business and the top 40 housing. The more housing, the more supply, and the lower the cost. Skim future taxes for rev development of crummy neighborhoods. 2) Public Transportation: My sister lives in SF, and works four miles from home. Her commute to work takes almost an hour -- she walks one mile then rides the bus the next three. If you fix this people would consider living in the city. If you can have the same commute time and a backyard, then why not move out? Especially since she has a new baby, the idea of the same commute for more space is going to become more important. Anyway, mine is not a plan either, but no worse than the one proposed in the article. And only two points.
  • orelses, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1@nerdbilly -- Donate? you have to be kidding me business will not do that. They will just bring in more people who can barely afford to pay to work for them.
  • orelses, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1The real solution, is for business to develop in less expensive areas, and for people who are looking for new jobs and less expensive living to move to those businesses and new locations.
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