The San Francisco Board of Supervisors budget and finance committee has advanced an ordinance that would reduce the rent of nearly 3,000 residents living in supportive housing units in the city with a recommendation that the full board adopt it.
Introduced by District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney, the ordinance would reduce the tenants' requirement that they pay 50% of their income to 30% of their monthly pay. It would bring rent parity to all tenants in supportive housing, as those in buildings built since 2016 in the city are paying only 30% of their income toward their rent. The federal government also has adopted such a rental pay cap nationwide.