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TODCO Advocacy Group: Getting results for our communities, 2019-21

Build Affordable Faster San Francisco is a new generation of TODCO’s community advocacy, which has roots stretching back decades. Here’s some of what we’ve gotten done in just the last 3 years.

Community Planning/Building

Central SOMA Plan 2014-19: Secured many modifications, including Collateral Agreements to secure 6 SOMA affordable housing sites and other community benefits.

Hub Area Plan 2018-20: Significantly reduced scope and secured modifications, including Collateral Agreements to secure the ‘Mission Monster’ housing site and other community benefits.

Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy 2019-20: Significant funder and organizer of new nonprofit CBO now operating the Gardens facilities and programs.

Mission Bay Community Survey 2021: Documented Race & Equity societal dynamics within an entirely new master-planned San Francisco neighborhood of 10,000 residents.

DignityMoves: 2021 Significant funder for temporary Unhoused Housing operator’s start-up and 33 Gough Street prototype ‘village’ project.

Westbay Pilipino Multiservice Agency: 2021 Significant funder for SOMA youth services organization to buy a warehouse and renovate it for a new permanent home.

SF Citywide EIFD 2021-22: Propose and advocate for $2 billion of tax increment bond funding over next 10 years for affordable housing, small business assistance, arts/community building infrastructure, and other community-building projects.

Yerba Buena Neighborhood Pedestrian Safety 2015-2020: Secured multiple sidewalk and street improvements, including new signalized crosswalks and protected pedestrian zones.

Yerba Buena Gardens Playground 2016-2019: Secured new Gardens’ Tot Lot and Learning Garden as part of the Moscone Convention Center Expansion Project.

Litigation

Central SOMA Plan 2018-19: Filed EIR suit, resulting with Settlement Agreement with CCSF to secure SOMA office/housing balance with office development limit. Also expanded Seismic Retrofit requirements to all SOMA buildings.

UCSF Parnassus Campus Expansion 2021-22: Filed EIR suit to improve UCSF jobs/housing balance, trial pending.

ABAG Plan Bay Area 2050: Filed EIR suit challenge the Plan’s lack of protections for inner city “sensitive communities of concern” and lack of an actual funding plan for building the future affordable housing the Plan assumes will be provided.

State Litigation

AB464 2021: Sponsored new ‘EIFD’ funding mechanism for small business and nonprofit facilities. Bill passed and signed.

SB6 2021-22: Lead community supporter for landmark statewide housing zoning bill. Bill now pending.

CA Wealth Tax Movement 2020-??: Assisted statewide coalition advancing Wealth Tax legislation.

Ballot Measures

Proposition E 2020: Official Sponsor and funder of successful permanent housing/office development balance mandate for SF.

Proposition C 2018: Major supporter of successful Business Tax increase to fund Unhoused facilities and services.

Proposition I 2020: Major supporter of successful Transfer Tax increase to fund affordable housing.

Proposition J 2020: Major supporter of SF Police Department City Charter update.

Proposition G 2020: Lead supporter of unsuccessful Charter amendment for 16-year youth vote in City elections.

Community Empowerment

United To Save The Mission 2020-now: Lead funder for grass roots Mission community advocacy coalition.

Oakland Progressive Alliance 2021-now: Lead funder and co-organizer for grass roots Oakland community advocacy coalition.

Latino Task Force 2020-21: Significant funder and organizer for community-based Covid Pandemic response coalition in Mission District.

South of Market Community Stabilization Fund 2019: Secured CAC renewal and increased funding for community services/facilities in Central SOMA Plan Settlement.

South of Market Community Planning Advisory Committee 2019: Secured establishment of new SOMA CAC for City housing/land use/open space planning in Central SOMA Plan Settlement.

Inner Sunset Coalition 2020-22: Lead funder for grass roots community coalition challenging UCSF Parnassus Expansion project.

469 Stevenson Project 2021: Successful EIR appellant with SOMA Community Coalition to stop market housing project that threatened to gentrify the Sixth Street Community.