*NUSF October Newsletter - Click here

For info on Today's Rally & Hearing

on the Mayor's Family Zoning Plan

 

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CLICK to View the UPZONING MAP PLAN

 

IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE​​

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*Board of Supervisors' Land Use and  Transportation Committee Hearing:


Monday, October 20th

RALLY: 12:00pm outside City Hall, Polk St

HEARING: 1:30pm, City Hall, Room 250

 

SHOW UP AND MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

Click Here: To print your Don't Demolish SF! sign and bring to rally and hearing.

 

The October 20th hearing may be the final opportunity for the public to speak out on one of the most consequential and irreversible overhauls of San Francisco’s land use policy in generations, and most residents have no idea it’s happening.

 

Only the Board of Supervisors’ Land Use Committee allows public comment. Once their recommendation goes to the full Board, the public will be silenced. This is unacceptable - see our demand below.

 

Mayor Lurie’s so-called “Family Zoning Plan” is being rushed through under Senator Wiener’s state laws, which force excessive and unachievable upzoning mandates on our city. These laws were designed to trigger the builder’s remedy and give local officials an excuse to say "their hands are tied," instead of standing up for San Francisco and local control.

 

Below are the major concerns with Mayor Lurie's plan and its lasting impacts on our vibrant and historic neighborhoods and communities.

 

✅ Require real affordability — mandate 20–25% on-site affordable housing and more 2- and 3-bedroom family units.

✅ Protect renters and neighborhoods — remove ALL rent-controlled homes from the plan and preserve existing small-scale housing.

✅ Keep our local businesses — maintain 40′ height limits on retail corridors, provide relocation aid and first right-of-return for small businesses, and prioritize independent storefronts.

✅ Add accountability safeguards — include a Circuit Breaker Clause to pause or reverse upzoning if it drives speculation, displacement, or fails to deliver affordability.

✅ End density gimmicks — remove overlapping base and density maps and excessive height bonuses that allow stacked State Density Bonus incentives.

✅ Promote small-scale infill — demand HCD account for more four and six-plexes toward housing goals instead of forcing extreme citywide upzoning.

✅ Zone smartly for affordability — create Affordable Housing Districts on public sites and require infrastructure studies before new growth.

✅ Preserve our history — protect Class A historic buildings, landmark structures, and neighborhood character through stronger safeguards.

✅ Defend our coast and environment — invest in resilience, adaptive reuse, and sustainable development rather than reckless expansion.

✅ Support fair labor — ensure workers who build our housing are paid fair wages.

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*SON-SF is a Member of NUSF

(language courtesy of NUSF October Newsletter)​

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