"The SOMA West Neighborhood Association filed a civil rights complaint against the city, arguing that despite the new legislation, the city is still treating the neighborhood as a containment zone for poverty."
"The filing argues that the city uses zoning designations to restrict housing in SoMa, including industrial classifications tied to proposed exemptions under Senate Bill 79, which goes into effect in July."
"San Francisco is deliberately operating a dual housing system, said the association's board. The law is clear: it is illegal to block affordable housing and services in wealthy neighborhoods."
Residents filed a civil rights complaint against the city, claiming western SoMa is treated as a containment zone for poverty. They seek to decertify Lurie's upzoning plan, arguing that industrial zoning restricts housing and concentrates services. New legislation aims to redistribute homelessness and mental health services across San Francisco, directing funding to neighborhoods with fewer existing beds. The complaint cites disparities in shelter beds, police response times, and tree canopy, asserting that zoning rules limit housing development while concentrating shelters in SoMa.
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