Resources

Research Reports

While this website does not include an analysis of affordable housing in San Francisco, we’ve included links to reports that have:

• “All Cities Are Not Created Unequal,” Brookings Institution, February 2014. Article online. While not explicitly about affordable housing, this article links housing affordability with income inequality.
• “Analysis of Tenant Displacement in San Francisco,” Budget and Legislative Analyst, October 2013. Full report in PDF.
• “Housing Element of the General Plan,” City Planning, 2014 update. 3 part report available online.
• “Housing Work Group 2014: Findings and Recommendations,” City and County of San Francisco, Office of the Mayor. Full report in PDF.
• “How California’s Housing Market is Failing To Meet the Needs of Low Income Families”, California Housing Partnership Corporation, February 2014. Full report in PDF.
• “How San Francisco County’s Housing Market is Failing to Meet the Needs of Low-Income Families,” California Housing Partnership Corporation, February 2014. Full report in PDF.
• “Performance Audit of the San Francisco’s Affordable Housing Policies and Programs,” Budget and Legislative Analyst, January 2012. Full report in PDF.
• “Performance Audit of the San Francisco Housing Authority,” Budget and Legislative Analyst, June 2013. Full report in PDF.
• “San Francisco's Affordable Housing Affordability Gap,” Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development. Full powerpoint in PDF.
• ”SFHA Re-Envisioning: Recommendations to Mayor Ed Lee on how to transform the San Francisco Housing Authority,” Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development. Full report in PDF.
• “The Mayor’s Office of Housing: Under Pressure and Challenged to Preserve Diversity,” Civil Grand Jury June 2014. Full report in PDF.

Resource Links

At the bottom of each policy or program page, we listed a set of resources. Those same resources are combined below for easy reference:

Policy/program	Resources
Affordable Housing Financing and Development	San Francisco’s Consolidated Plan, 2010-2014.
Homebuyer Assistance	List of loan assistance programs at MOHCD
Homeowner Assistance	Overview of loan and grant programs
Inclusionary Housing	Inclusionary Housing Program Overview Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program Monitoring and Procedures Manual Documents and reports regarding the Inclusionary Housing Program Report on San Francisco’s Affordable Housing: Affordability Gap Briefing Book: State of the Housing Market Study, April 2012
Preference Programs	Certificate of Preference Program (COP) Rules, 2008 Certificate of Preference Program (COP) Brochure Certificate of Preference Program (COP) Displacement Addresses Ellis Act Housing Preference Program (EAHP) Procedures Manual, 2014 Ellis Act Housing Preference Program Frequently Asked Questions
Public Housing	SFHA 2014 Annual Plan SFHA Re-Envisioning: Recommendations to Mayor Ed Lee on how to transform the San Francisco Housing Authority HOPE SF Website FY 2014 Income Limits for public housing
Rent Control	Rent Board Service Overview page Annual Eviction Reports Annual Statistical Reports
Rental Subsidies	HUD Fact Sheet on Vouchers SFHA’s 2013 Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan