>> of allowing conversions, condo conversions without restrictions on not only means the loss of existing units which affects middle class and lower class folks, it might have an increase on evictions. usually the ones being evicted are the long-term tenants. >> [speaking foreign language]

>> actually, my family and i live in a single occupancy hotel unit. we have applied for affordable housing so many years. we have not been lucky enough to get into any one of those units. the existing rental housing control unit is a problem for all tenants including middle- income tenants that have difficulty paying rent. not to mention folks like myself. we should increase the supply for affordable housing units so that it is family oriented. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors, or early evening. i am with the community housing organization. i wanted to kick it off. there are a number of folks from

our member organizations. this is a coalition of 20 member organizations. organizations including development, housing services, and advocacy. a lot of people had to peel out, it was a long afternoon. there was a tremendous amount of data presented. i want to thank the comptroller's office for trying to package it all. this is the kind of stuff that we deal with on a regular basis. to digest it in a presentation is tough. it was inclusive. there are a few things i want to emphasize. we are not trying to get into an us and them. when you use the term middle class, it is a very evocative term. we are not concerned about looking at other housing categories above the low and moderate. it is important to think of

housing as a continuum. it is hard to argue that at the lower and that folks have fewer options. they have less room for failure. we tend to focus their. you move up the spectrum and there are needs. we would like you to approach this as not a menu, but they continue on. there was also an important thing about funding. we lost $50 million this year. we need to focus on that first and add where we can. the last point was an inclusion mary program. that is how we get moderate income housing in san francisco. i think that it has been quite effective. we have 1200 units on the streets. that is as effective as it gets.

>> hello, supervisors. my name is amy. i am the interim director at the housing center. thank you for hearing us out today. many thanks to the staff and the city to put together this good information. a very revealing. the neighborhood center has been developing housing in neighborhoods throughout san francisco for over 30 years. as an affordable housing developer, i am committed to insuring housing that answers the need to the very of -- the first housing population. it is an opportunity for a very realistic conversation about how we as a city prioritize the use of limited resources. we are talking about money, but we are also talking about legislative filming, all of the

tools we have put together to make land-use decisions. the data put together that the legislator and the budget analyst did, it is a good starting point for this discussion. the data shows that from 1999- 2006, we have exceeded the market rate of housing goals by 53%. and we're projected to again do that. i am not going to go for the rest of what we had to say. when we exceed goals, but also affects the goals that we have in place for long-term housing. dreamily low categories by the previous goals that were set,

those goals were all increased. increased market rate production. you have to increase the goals. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker. >> i am whitney jones. i am a moderate income renter in san francisco. we provide services to low- income san francisco residents of private housing. we also develop and operate low- cost rental housing in san francisco. we think it's important, while we recognize the need for moderate income housing to be built, we are still producing housing for low-income san franciscans.

that group that will never be served by the market. moderate and middle income residents are a solution to the housing issue. we do not support tic's ellis acts, and we would hate to see that be part of the solution. we are not opposed to the middle-income folks. we understand the need for housing to be affordable for all san francisc andans. -- franciscans. we do not really have a handle on the production for moderate and low-income people. anything that is being produced by the market for moderate income people is not being counted. when -- we do grant that the

production of housing is so expensive because we do it ourselves. we need to find ways to produce housing a lower-cost sit, not by devoting financial resources, but finding ways to work together. >> good evening, supervisors. i am with the housing development corp. we are hud-approved on the southeast side of san francisco. i can appreciate the need for low-income folks as well as the replacement of the tax income financing. in particular, an affordable housing trust. i am here to represent two constituent bases. foollks are facing foreclosure

or have been foreclosed upon. both are fragile. both are attached to the migration of african-americans in san francisco. the national low-income housing corporation has suggested that there is a significant need for low-income housing in san francisco. last year, we lost close to 1000 units in san francisco. we lost about 2500 homes to foreclosure. one of the things i would suggest that i look at a very comprehensive package that includes everyone including people facing foreclosure. i can honestly say that it is going to be a tough sell for folks facing foreclosure. the folks i have talked to it specifically questioned the commitment to foreclosures. just last week, the san

francisco housing development corporation did a presentation before the human rights commission. that is the capital model that is designed to keep existing homeowners in their place of residence. the idea is that it will need public money, it will not need public money. it will need the city behind it. >> thank you very much. at next speaker. >> my name is sanchez. i work hard to create housing opportunities. the market does not supply their needs. the city has regulations and programs for folks between 80%- 100 brit 20% -- 120% of median

income. market rate production is misguided. the market never trickles down. it is the part of the debate of people cannot find housing that they desire. clouding the matter by vaguely using the term middle-income housing only serve to confuse and divide us. i am glad we are here to define what we're talking about. and we want an economically diversity, then let's properly fund what the economy does not produce. if you do not want a rich and poor city, them preserve housing for people not making 120% of the income. if you want a work force that stays in the city, build housing for people that make less than 120% of the median income. if you care about a sustainable

san francisco, we need to address the media person and let the market do what it does. focusing on people that make us the 120% is not divisive. it is addressing the neediest. saying that we are going to grow the pie assumes that the pie has grown. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am a parent. i am a member of the community housing council organizations. we create affordable housing and homeownership for houses -- people making 40% of ami. we convert apartment buildings into housing coops where renters

become owners of their building. this is the year of updating our inclusionary housing ordinance. i am still not clear on how we should define middle income. after hearing the data today, i would ask that the definition of middle and come not be greater than 120% of median income. from what i heard, for households earning more than 120% of median income, we expect to exceed the new housing goals by 2014. there seems to be a number of home ownership finance saying programs for those households. teachers, officers, the mortgage credit certificate program, they all meet the needs for households earning more the 120%

of ami. i heard that there is still a lot of funding for housing. the highest need for new production is between 50%-100% of ami. that is where i suggest keeping the definition of middle income. >> thank you, supervisors, for creating this dialogue. i work for the neighborhood center. i worked as an organizer around housing issues. particularly in low-income communities. the affordable housing production goals set by the

housing element has been unmet. market rate housing goals have been exceeded. every other category has not been met. for me, this is what happens when we treat housing as a commodity. this speaks to the priority of higher-income people over low- income residences. in my line of work, i have met people that the taraval before the housing skyrocket. san francisco has long been seen as a beacon for progressive values and where tolerance can be practiced. a place where you can live in a san francisco with a meager income. i am not educated in the specific policy decisions that created this housing crisis. since i have been a part of the

family, it really does feel like the city government is on a trajectory toward caring about preserving its legacy and preserving the needs of the community that makes this a unique and unparalleled place to live. making sure that low-income communities are able to live here. it does not make sense to put resources towards developing market rate housing when we are not achieving our goals for low- income housing. that is the bigger picture. otherwise, san francisco will lose a cultural vibrancy and you need this that makes it a unique cultural hub. >> i wanted to alert you that we have lost the department of building inspection's rep for item four. i urge to continue that item to another week. >> we will call speakers.

tommy, i apologize for butchering names, alberto del rio, chris wright, who i do not think is here, shannon dodge, charlie. go ahead. thank you. >> my name is jenny jordan. i am with occupy. since 2008, there have been more than 3000 and foreclosures in san francisco. because of the racist banks, they have banned in working- class communities of color. we need household preservation of rent-controlled. we need controls on condo

conversions and foreclosure prevention. we do not really need new household programs until we work on the solution to the problems of funding homeowners foreclosure to get counseling from san francisco housing development corporations. that is for the african-american community, the latino community, and the asian community. we need regulations in the behavior of the banks and mortgages operating in san francisco. the city has to focus on stabilizing neighborhoods that are hit hardest by the foreclosure crisis and helps families due to the foreclosures stake in their homes. corrupt banks are forcing

foreclosures on moderate income families. the city needs to keep these families in their homes. thank you. take your money out of all of the banks and make a bank that has got screwed all of the people and put your money in it. >> i am with the housing rights committee of san francisco. san francisco has had its housing crisis for the last 10- 15 years. long before it affected the middle-income folks, poor and middle-class people were struggling to stay in this city. they were facing rising rent and even the rising cost of sro's. the housing needs of this population has never been met. many became homeless. the homeless population has grown. ellis act convictions became

buyouts. they were displaced. neighborhoods were gentrified. the castro, places for immigrants and queers became unaffordable for the same folks. the city has not met the need for affordable housing for any of these folks. i have to wonder, how are we going to take on a whole new category of people? middle-income folks, when we have yet to meet the needs of the neediest in a san francisco. it strikes me that it is like a swimming pool. we have a swimming pool and we have two people screaming for help. one person is drowning and cannot swim. the other person is sitting in a life raft and is not in danger of drowning but feels like he has been sitting there too long.

who are going to rescue? that is the most crucial question facing our city today. thank you. >> next speaker. >> good evening. thank you for this. i am from vernal heights. i have been sitting here grasping everything. why start something new when you have something else that is happening greater and grander? you talk about foreclosures and people being foreclosed on. i am going to you and one of those faces, myself. these banks did not do a lot of great things. i really believe that if you start investing in your people, the city, and actually have more

high-approved places and counseling, -- hud-approved places and counseling, it would help a lot of people. a lot of people do not realize there are foreclosures in san francisco. up and down the peninsula. it is not advertised. it is -- i can't believe it. when you talk about middle income, 1% of people make over $350,000 a year. 2% make $120,000 a year. the rest make an average of $35,000-$45,000 a year. when we look at -- what we're looking at is the 97%. and how we're going to help them out. all i am going to say is this. do not turn a blind eye. -- do not turn a blind eye to

your city and these people. what we can do for them. we need your help. we need your support. and supporting these banks is not the way to go. and creating something new, i know it is good for the city, and i know it is good for other people. let's concentrate the people within your city. -- on the people within your city. >> good afternoon, supervisors. the evening. i work at the community -- as a community organizer. we are part of the coalition for community housing organization. i served a single room occupancy -- the single room occupancy population. they learn to live with the least amount of resources. this is an extreme low and come population.

0-30% ami. without affordable housing they face afford -- homelessness. we're talking about middle income housing and we have heard great reports from the city departments and i am grateful for that. i am here to tell you one thing and that is housing. we have done a lot of outrage and we have gone to hundreds of stores -- outrage. we have gone to hundreds of doors. what we found is 67% of sro tenants have identified a need for identified -- affordable housing. now i wonder why do these people who already have a roof over their head think more housing is needed for these different populations? it is because maybe they know. right now they have a home that is not with a kitchen or if you but it is a home nevertheless. they know that three or five

years maybe, the city resources is needed to subsidize their rent. maybe there will be gone and and on the street. that is a crisis we're facing. we have an absolute need for people who do not have the luxury of choosing whether there will live in one neighborhood or another. there are facing homelessness. the city cannot afford to have more homelessness now. thank you. supervisor wiener: your with -- you are with tndc? i believe they are doing a moderate income project on mission street. i thought it was 80-100. >> we do not serve higher than 80%. i do not believe we have anything at 120%. >> it is a project on 19th --

10th and mission, partnering with the market rate developer. they are doing 80-120. supervisor wiener: that is a terrific project. i want to congratulate tndc for doing that. >> good evening. i am a resident of the tenderloin and a community organizer. i want to speak as a resident and community organizer. i work with seniors and low- income families in the tenderloin. i know that there are many filipino families numbering about six to eight living in one

studio unit. if you would go to their residents, it is really awful. -- their residence, it is really awful. i believe, holistic strategy is needed to obtain -- retain workers and families who would leave san francisco due to high housing costs. direct government subsidies should be weighted toward those with housing stresses. inclusion rehousing program discarded the only system the city has for 50-80% ami. and for serving the presence of middle income residents could be achieved by preserving and augmenting existing home ownership programs. it would be inappropriate and counterproductive to allow new

middle and come home ownership strategies to displace lower and moderate income households. i would like to urge this community to please prioritize helping the housing needs of the most vulnerable members of our community. thank you. supervisor wiener: thank you. i want to fall -- call the final cards. maria, jay -- jenny, patrick kennedy, jen p., sarah, and brian basinger. if you would like to speak, please fill out a card. otherwise that is the end of public comment. >> thank you. [speaking spanish]

>> good evening. i work with just cause and i have been working in san francisco for for 30 years as a tenants' rights organizer. >> [speaking spanish] >> the mathematical eloquence that the city staff were able to bring to the data that was shown to us is important and really great. what we did not see was the percentage of seniors that are going to be on the street based on displacement and eviction. >> [speaking spanish] >> we also