In what should surprise nobody who is paying attention to the reality of the local housing market, a new report by People Power Media shows that San Francisco has allowed far too much new housing that most residents can’t afford, and that new market-rate housing has been associated with gentrification and displacement.

The detailed report uses a new housing database that’s more accurate than what the City Planning Department uses, since it looks not just at what’s been permitted but what’s been constructed. PPM is a member of the Race and Equity in All Planning Coalition.

The report shows that:

● The City built only about half of what was needed for affordable housing and double what was required for unaffordable, market rate housing, based on analysis of both publicly reported data and

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