Biz Journals: Mission Moratorium Proposal Progresses, Setting up Next Epic Housing Fight
A Mission District group that last week publicly floated the idea of a controversial plan to stop new market-rate housing in the neighborhood has put the proposal on paper. The move means the political fight over gentrification will likely move into the Board of Supervisors' chambers this year. Calle 24, a group of Mission businesses, nonprofits and residents, officially proposed Thursday that the city stop approvals for market-rate housing projects until it can study how to increase the number of affordable units that those projects would subsidize. Supervisor David Campos, who represents the Mission, has said he will soon turn Calle 24's recommendations into legislation. The group is also calling on the city to fast-track the development of affordable housing projects on public sites in the area and temporarily halt the building of high-end restaurants and the merging of retail space. "While initially it seems counter-intuitive to seek interim controls on d...