Mayor Faulconer Vetoes Controversial Ordinance That Leading Economists Say Will Slow Affordable Housing Production

San Diego – With the goal of increasing the affordable housing production across the city, Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer issued a veto Thursday to stop the implementation of an ordinance that leading local economists say would increase housing costs and result in less affordable housing being built…

City of San Diego Starts Accepting Pre-Approved Granny Flat Building Plans

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - NEWS RELEASE SAN DIEGO – The City of San Diego’s Development Services Department (DSD) will now be accepting permit-ready, no-cost building plans for the construction of new companion and junior units in existing single-family or multi-family properties citywide.…

City Council Unanimously Adopts Mayor’s YIGBY Housing Reforms

Tuesday, December 17, 2019 - NEWS RELEASE SAN DIEGO – The latest round of Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer’s “Housing SD” reforms won unanimous City Council approval today to allow affordable housing to be constructed in church parking lots and streamline the process for approving new senior living…

Mayor Faulconer’s ‘Housing SD’ Plan Moves Forward with Strategies to Increase Supply & Boost Affordability

Wednesday, February 28, 2018 - NEWS RELEASE San Diego – To address the lack of affordable housing for many San Diegans, Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer was joined today by City Councilmembers Georgette Gomez and Scott Sherman and housing advocates to call for the City Council to adopt additional…

City Council Approves Mayor’s ‘Housing SD’ Strategies to Increase Housing Supply & Boost Affordability

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 - NEWS RELEASE San Diego – To address the statewide housing crisis at the local level, the City Council today adopted two additional strategies as part of Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer’s “Housing SD” plan to help increase housing supply, lower development costs and promote smart…

City Council Waives Fees to Accelerate Construction of Granny Flats

Monday, April 30, 2018 - NEWS RELEASE San Diego – With the goal of increasing San Diego’s housing supply for low- and middle-income San Diegans, the City Council today adopted an additional strategy that supports Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer’s “Housing SD” plan and makes it easier and more affordable…

City Council Approves Another of Mayor’s ‘Housing SD’ Reforms by Increasing Use of Live/Work Spaces

Tuesday, July 31, 2018 - NEWS RELEASE San Diego – Continuing the push to increase housing supply so there are more homes and apartments that San Diegans can afford, the City Council today adopted another of Mayor Faulconer’s  “Housing SD”  strategies. Modifications to “Live/Work Quarter”…

Council Approves Mayor’s Plan to Double Housing Capacity, Add Infrastructure to Midway Area

Monday, September 17, 2018 - NEWS RELEASE San Diego – With the goal of creating more housing opportunities near transit and job centers, the City Council today unanimously adopted a new Midway community plan update that revitalizes the area by more than doubling the capacity for future housing,…

Mayor Faulconer Proposes New Parking Requirements to Lower Housing Costs, Spur Development Near Transit

Friday, November 9, 2018 - NEWS RELEASE San Diego – As part of his push to lower housing costs and spur construction of new units, Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer today released a proposal that would eliminate parking space requirements for multifamily housing developments near transit hubs as the…

Mayor Faulconer, Councilmembers Unveil Plan to Increase Housing Supply, Boost Affordability for San Diegans

Wednesday, June 21, 2017 - NEWS RELEASE   San Diego – To address a statewide housing crisis on the local level, Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer was joined Wednesday by City Councilmembers Scott Sherman and Chris Ward and housing advocates to call for the adoption of the “Housing SD” plan – a set of…