SF Politics An ‘Empty Homes Tax’ Could Be Coming to Your November Ballot Amidst a recent uproar that nearly 10% of San Francisco housing stock is just sitting vacant, supervisors Dean Preston kicked off a campaign to get a vacancy tax on this November’s ballot.
SF News Report: 10% of San Francisco’s Housing Stock Is Just Sitting Vacant and Empty A bombshell report from the city’s Budget and Legislative Analyst’s Office confirms what many have suspected for years — that tens of thousands of San Francisco apartments are just cold sitting empty in the midst of a housing crisis.
SF Politics More Than 100,000 Uncounted Ballots Could Determine Vacancy Tax, Judge Seats In SF Though every SF local ballot measure is ahead, around 104,000 uncounted ballots could change the fate of the storefront vacancy tax and a couple of judges’ seats.