SF Chronicle: Oakland voters to decide in November whether to authorize the development of 13,000 affordable units
Oakland voters will decide in November whether to let the city develop 13,000 affordable rental housing units.
A measure introduced last week by Council Member Carroll Fife would authorize the city to develop, construct or acquire up to 13,000 “low-rent” units, although it does not include a funding pathway or speed up the notoriously slow housing approval process. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to put the measure before voters on the November ballot.
The ballot measure is needed because Article 34 in the state’s constitution prohibits cities and counties from developing or buying “low-rent” housing without a majority vote of taxpayers, Fife noted.
