San Francisco Short On Cheaper Housing

Despite a construction and housing boom, less than 6% of the properties are classified as 'affordable'.

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July 22, 2005, 2:00 PM PDT

By Brenda Meyer

"A new report by San Francisco's Planning Department confirms what the city's residents already know: There aren't enough cheap places to live.

Despite the biggest housing construction boom in two decades, the study shows that San Francisco is failing miserably when it comes to meeting its affordable housing goals."

Thanks to Brenda Meyer

FULL STORY: City 5,000 units behind affordable housing goal

Thursday, July 21, 2005 in The San Francisco Chronicle

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