SF is sending out upzoning notices; here’s how to find out what’s really going on

Letters will be arriving in mailboxes across the city, particularly on the West Side, this week, advising residents and businesses that the city is planning major zoning changes to their neighborhoods.

The notices are going out because Sup. Connie Chan demanded that people be notified about the profound transformation that the new zoning laws could involve.

But the notices don’t exactly tell people what’s happening. They say that the city “is required to expand housing availablilty and affordabilty,” which sounds just wonderful. The QR code on the notice takes you to a city planning website that says

The SF Family Zoning Plan (a.k.a. Expanding Housing Choice) aims to expand housing affordability and availability by allowing for increased density throughout the City, especially along tra