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San Francisco mayor proposes denser housing to tackle affordability crisis

  • By JANIE HAR Associated Press
  • Updated

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is pushing to build more homes to address the city's housing crisis. He proposes allowing denser and taller buildings in many areas. California law now requires the city to submit a zoning plan by January to add 36,000 new homes by 2031, or face a state takeover. Supporters say more housing will reduce costs. Critics argue this could lead to gentrification and loss of neighborhood character. The proposal is likely to clear the full Board of Supervisors, but tensions are high. Lurie is a centrist Democrat but his ideas have some people saying he's acting like a Republican.