Housing Advocacy Workshop
Our actions from now through July can shape what makes it into the final housing package — inclusionary reform, impact fee reductions, and a new affordable housing piece. The package will not pass on its own. The Board needs to feel the heat — at City Hall, at Planning Commission, in their inboxes, and in your neighborhoods — every week between now and the August recess.
Abundant SF, the Housing Action Coalition, SF YIMBY, and SPUR are running a three-month coalition campaign to land every piece before the August recess. This workshop is where the campaign starts.
By the end of the night, you'll leave with:
A clear brief on the highest-value pieces of the package from coalition policy experts — what each one actually does, how they work together, and why this is the rare moment to win them.
Hands-on training in the highest-leverage advocacy tools: writing letters to your supervisor, testifying at Planning Commission and Land Use hearings, hosting a house party, and joining City Hall supervisor meetings.
Your district team. Meet your neighbors in a district breakout, find the supervisor you'll be working on, and leave with names and a plan.
A lane to fight in. You'll commit to one or more of the four roles before you leave. We'll follow up within 24 hours with everything you need.
Who should come
Anyone who has ever sent a friend a Zillow listing in disbelief
Anyone who wants their kids — or themselves — to be able to start a family in San Francisco
Volunteers from the Family Zoning Plan campaign, ready for round two
First-time advocates, no experience needed — we'll train you
Workshop agenda (6:00–8:00 PM)
6:00 — Doors open, mingle, sign in
6:30 — Welcome + why we're here: the highest-value pieces of the package, the three-month sprint (10 min)
6:40 — The legislation, in plain English: brief from coalition policy team (15 min)
6:55 — Pick your lane, round 1 (20 min)
Public comment & hearings — talking-points training
Letters & emails to your supervisor — template walk-through
Events — house parties & public events kit, district matching
City Hall supervisor visits — sign-up & briefing
7:15 — Pick your lane, round 2 — different station (20 min)
Public comment & hearings — talking-points training
Letters & emails to your supervisor — template walk-through
Events — house parties & public events kit, district matching
City Hall supervisor visits — sign-up & briefing
7:35 — Group brainstorm creative ideas (10 min)
7:45 — Commitments & next steps (5 min)
7:50 — District breakouts: meet your neighbors (10 min)
8:00 — Done. Mingle, sign up, take the templates.