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Clashing Rallies Greet Lurie’s Citywide Upzoning as Planning Commission Takes Up Vote

The commission is weighing the mayor’s proposal to add capacity for roughly 36,000 homes to keep San Francisco aligned with state housing mandates.

Neighbors fought against a new housing development that’s now underway at 2550 Irving St. in the Outer Sunset in San Francisco. Mayor Daniel Lurie’s family zoning plan would allow for 36,000 homes on the north and west sides of the city, seeing taller and denser housing developments under the plan, but some residents are pushing back against it.
Daniel Lurie speaks, gets heckled, at rally in support of the upzoning plan at city hall on September 11, 2025. Photo by Io Yeh Gilman.
Some backers of Supervisor Joel Engardio, who is facing a recall, say his work to bring more housing to San Francisco should be applauded. 
Some residents of the Outer Sunset are upset about the family rezoning plan and are also backing the push to recall Supervisor Joel Engardio, who supports the plan. 

Overview

  • Hundreds gathered on the steps of City Hall as YIMBY supporters and organized opponents staged dueling demonstrations before the Planning Commission hearing.
  • Mayor Daniel Lurie touted his "Family Zoning" plan as a way to let developers build higher and denser across the city and said rent‑controlled homes would be protected.
  • The proposal seeks to meet Housing Element requirements by creating capacity toward the broader 82,069‑unit target, with the commission considering whether to recommend it to the Board of Supervisors.
  • Opponents, including tenant and equity coalitions, argued the plan risks displacement and favors market‑rate development, citing no new affordable‑housing funding, weak enforcement, CEQA questions, and unfunded transit needs.
  • Small‑business owners, particularly along Ocean Avenue, warned of higher commercial rents and vacancies, as Supervisor Myrna Melgar advances a Small Business Rezoning Construction Relief Fund to cushion construction impacts.