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San Francisco Planning Commission Sends Lurie Rezoning Plan to Supervisors Despite Broad Opposition

The Board of Supervisors now takes up the mayor’s citywide upzoning proposal as unresolved questions over affordability, displacement and infrastructure costs drive the debate.

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A group of people stand to the side, waiting to give public comment about upzoning at the Planning Commission meeting on September 11, 2025. Photo by Io Yeh Gilman
The Tidal House, on Treasure Island, is one of the few new housing projects in San Francisco in recent years. Mayor Lurie’s “family zoning” plan could make such construction more common.

Overview

  • After a tense hearing with rallies outside City Hall, commissioners advanced the measure to the Board over objections from many speakers.
  • Mayor Daniel Lurie attended alongside Supervisors Danny Sauter, Bilal Mahmood, Matt Dorsey and Joel Engardio, who back the plan.
  • Unions representing police and firefighters endorsed the proposal, arguing greater density could help first responders live in the city.
  • Opponents warned of displacement and said the plan enables transfers of public land to private developers and lacks clear affordable housing deliverables.
  • Supervisor Connie Chan questioned who would fund new infrastructure and called for strong labor standards, while Commissioner Gilbert Williams said the plan would shift approvals to the planning director and weaken commission oversight.