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November 6, 2025

San Francisco mayor proposes denser housing to tackle affordability crisis

  • 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.
    • By JANIE HAR
    Associated Press

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    San Francisco embraces its image as a city that welcomes all. But its inability to build more housing has made it one of the world’s toughest places to find a home.

    SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is trying to get more homes built for people like Liam Murphy: a fifth-generation city kid who found himself repeatedly outbid for tiny two-bedroom houses that wound up selling for $1.6 million.


     
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