[people. power. media]

06/02/2026

Next Monday 6/8, join us for a critical hearing to tell our City leaders to prioritize truly affordable housing NOW! Support Supervisor Chen's new report that reveals innovative ideas for building the affordable housing we need.

05/07/2026

As ballots have started to hit mailboxes, we're sharing REP-SF's positions on the local ballot measures for the June 2 Election! We’re voting NO on Prop C and YES on Prop D to make corporations pay their fair share!

Vote NO on Prop C to Reject Decreases to Business Taxes.
Prop C is Supported & Funded by Billionaires & Tech CEOs!
This proposition is on the ballot to be a poison pill for Prop D, the Overpaid CEO Tax. If Prop C passes, we could LOSE $30–40 million per year!

Vote YES on Prop D to Increase Business Taxes.
Prop D Makes Large Corporations Pay Their Fair Share. Prop D Does NOT Increase Taxes for Small Businesses.
If this proposition passes, we could RAISE $250–300 million per year!

Companies benefiting most from San Francisco’s economy should contribute more to the public good, supporting services and housing investments that make the city more livable for everyone. For renters, it is a matter of fairness: When inequality drives displacement and instability, asking the wealthiest corporate leaders to pay more is essential to invest in the communities their businesses rely on.

BIG BUSINESSES SHOULD PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE! VOTE NO ON C AND YES ON D.

Read our blog post to learn more! Please share widely! www.repsf.org/blog/june-2026-voter-slate

04/09/2026

In a new blog post, REP-SF member Priya Prabhakar, organizer at [people. power. media], shares how she and PPM co-founder Joseph Smooke recently joined the Reading Club at 465 Collective – part of Thursdays are for Qu**rs and Comrades, a recurring series that co-creates space for trans, nonbinary, and q***r communities, creativity, and organizing in San Francisco. Priya and Joseph brought the Key Findings of People Power Media’s recent report, "Who Is San Francisco Building For?" and engaged in a discussion around the key question: "Why is it so hard to build affordable housing?"

Thank you to the 465 Collective for giving us the space and time to co-learn!

Read Priya's blog post: www.repsf.org/blog/we-brought-our-housing-report-to-the-465-collective

03/06/2026

We're excited to share that we held our annual REP-SF Retreat last Friday! We spent a beautiful and energizing day celebrating the impact of our advocacy, reflecting on the progress we've made together, and strategizing for the year ahead. Together, we're continuing to build our collective power and advance our vision of a more equitable and truly affordable city. Thank you to all of our REP-SF members who joined us!

03/06/2026

Next Thursday, March 12, join us for a cozy evening of LGBTQ+ literature and community vibes at Qu**rs And Comrades Reading Club! Co-hosted by Crystal Mason and Jason Wyman with Tree of Change.

Joseph Smooke and Priya Prabhakar of People Power Media will join this upcoming Reading Club to share key findings from our new report, “Who Is San Francisco Building For?” The report reveals how the City’s housing policies and priorities are producing housing that fails to meet the needs of our communities.

Event details at QueerlyComplex.com. Read the full report at www.peoplepowermedia.org/ppm-report

When: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 7–9 pm
Where: 465 Collective (456 S Van Ness Ave)
Who: With Tree Of Change & Queerly Complex

02/23/2026

02/20/2026

48 Hills recently published two articles highlighting a new study by four leading urban scholars that shows deregulating housing does NOT make housing affordable.

Tim Redmond writes about the study that, "Upzoning might make SF affordable—in 100 years. Or we could address economic inequality, the real cause of the problem. The study directly contradicts the narrative that has been driving housing policy at the local, state, and federal level." This is the latest academic study to confirm what our advocacy has always said: San Francisco’s housing unaffordability crisis is not about a lack of housing supply – it’s about a lack of *affordable* housing. What works to make housing affordable is creating permanently, truly affordable housing – not building overpriced housing and waiting for supply-side economics to save the day. https://48hills.org/2026/01/new-study-shows-that-deregulation-is-not-the-answer-to-the-affordable-housing-crisis/

Zelda Bronstein writes, "The Washington Post, of all places, runs a story on a new study debunking the idea that more market-rate housing will bring down prices." We are glad to see the mainstream media acknowledge the growing scholarly dissent from the YIMBYs' profit-driven, supply-side agenda. As Bronstein writes, "Simply unleashing developers to build more homes won't make housing affordable." https://48hills.org/2026/02/finally-a-media-breakthrough-of-the-pro-yimby-narrative-that-has-dominated-press-and-politics/

Read the articles in 48 Hills! Read the full report to learn more! https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/95trz_v1

02/20/2026

REP-SF featured! You may have heard the news that YIMBY groups are suing San Francisco, arguing that the Mayor’s upzoning plan does not go far enough.

Joseph Smooke, an organizer with REP-SF was quoted in KQED, highlighting the REP-SF coalition’s analysis that the Family Upzoning Plan will increase real estate speculation and accelerate the displacement of tenants and small businesses across the city.

Smooke said not everyone in San Francisco wants to live in a high-rise condo tower, and most people can’t afford to live in them, but that is exclusively the type of housing the YIMBYs are trying to force the City to build. He explained that if people are displaced because their neighborhoods become too expensive due to new development, it will be hard for them to find a more affordable rental in the city.

Smooke, co-founder of [people. power. media] says: “That household that’s looking for a new place to live is going to be confronted with whatever the market rents are at that time. What you end up with is displacement, not just from communities, but from the city entirely.”

Read the article in KQED: www.kqed.org/news/12073193/yimby-groups-sue-san-francisco-arguing-upzoning-doesnt-go-far-enough

02/04/2026

We stand in solidarity with immigrant communities in the Bay Area, Minnesota, and across the country in demanding, "ICE Out of Everywhere!"

We are inspired by the thousands of students who participated in the citywide walkout on Friday to stand with Minneapolis, protect immigrant youth, and defend immigrant rights.

For resources to protect our immigrant communities, check out Race & Equity in all Planning Coalition, San Francisco's community resource guide: repsf.org/resources