TAKE ACTION

Last Chance to Speak Publicly on 

Mayor Lurie's Upzoning Plan*

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See What City Hall Refused to Show You*

 

 

 

 

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Click here & above: 3D map showing the real impacts of Mayor Lurie's upzoning plan*

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*NUSF Newsletter - Click here

 

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CLICK to View the UPZONING MAP PLAN

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IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE​​

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​Land Use and Transportation Committee

Monday, November 3th at 1:30 pm

SF City Hall, Room 250

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*Show Up and Speak Out!

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

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The Land Use and Transportation Committee will hold its second public hearing on the citywide upzoning plan that would allow major height and density increases across many neighborhoods.

 

San Francisco is on the verge of one of the most sweeping land use changes in its history, and very few residents even know it is happening.

 

After this second Land Use Committee hearing, the proposal will go before the full Board of Supervisors for a final vote. Since they have refused to hold a Committee of the Whole that would allow public comment as they deliberate, this is your last chance to be heard.

 

At the Land Use hearing last week, Supervisors could NOT make the case that this plan will create affordability. The best they could say was that “their hands are tied” and they must do what the state tells them. But let’s not forget who “the state” is. Senator Scott Wiener wrote these extreme, punitive, and permanent laws, and he can also write new ones to undo his own overreach.

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Even the Planning Department could not answer how Wiener’s latest bill, SB 79, which allows upzoning of 6- to 9-story towers within a half mile of bus stops, will affect the city. It is alarming how little our decision makers understand as they stand on the verge of forever changing the landscape of San Francisco.

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Their hands may be tied, but their mouths are not.

Link to Op-Ed above: "Family Zoning" won't lower S.F. housing costs."

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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 & November Newsletters)​

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