{"id":412338,"date":"2026-07-25T22:07:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T22:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/412338\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T22:07:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T22:07:48","slug":"cost-of-living-is-too-high-san-francisco-lowers-developer-requirements-to-boost-affordable-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/412338\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Cost of living is too high’: San Francisco lowers developer requirements to boost affordable housing"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Francisco is reducing costs and requirements for developers and recommending increased city funding to expand affordable housing projects.<\/p>\n

An ordinance signed Thursday by Mayor Daniel Lurie will lower both San Francisco\u2019s inclusionary housing requirements for developers and project impact fees \u2014 the charges developers pay to help cover costs of new infrastructure and services.<\/p>\n

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