South San Francisco could be asked this November whether to approve a ballot measure allowing the city to build and operate public housing.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO — In an effort to build more affordable housing, council members are hoping to put a measure on the November ballot that would allow the city to build, own and operate social housing, without the need for developers.
After unanimous approval during a special meeting of the city council Wednesday, council members are getting the ball rolling in hopes of getting the ballot measure on the November ballot. The draft ballot measure would authorize South San Francisco to develop, build or acquire a number of units equal to 1% of the total number of units existing in the city year over year for three decades.
If South San Francisco proves to be as progressive as its neighbor, the move to build social housing would launch the city into a new and little-tried housing approach derided by people who fear a return to the public housing of the 1960s and 1970s. Coleman said South San Francisco is exploring every possible way to build more affordable housing and deal with the affordable housing crisis which has forced many long-term residents to leave. Since 2010, South San Francisco has lost about a thousand people, according to 2020 census data, a clear sign that the city has become expensive to live in.
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