about REP-SF
Our Mission
The mission of Race & Equity in all Planning Coalition is to build a future in San Francisco with diverse communities, stable, affordable housing and equitable access to resources and opportunities.
Housing justice and equity in land use must be led by historically marginalized communities. We believe that American Indian, Black, and other Communities of color, immigrants, LGBTQ+, low-income and no-income folks, seniors, and people with disabilities should determine our futures.
We envision planning that puts the expertise of our communities at the forefront to solve issues of displacement, unaffordability, and inequality. We envision housing that we can afford, close to where we work, beautiful and culturally responsive design, and community and public land ownership. We envision new systems that prioritize the dignity, health, stability, and aspirations of our communities, and place the needs of the people over profit. We build collective power at a city planning level for housing justice and equity – for our communities now and generations to come!
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Citywide People Power
REP-SF came together in August 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic hit people of color and low-income communities hard, and in the midst of providing for urgent needs, we found that we also had to continue fighting against the City’s ongoing push to increase profit-driven housing in our communities during a time of unprecedented instability. Act a time when our communities were looking to the City for real leadership that truly centered our needs, business continued as usual— and we decided that it was time to find a new way to plan for our city.
In 2023, REP-SF published the Citywide People’s Plan, a visionary roadmap to housing justice in San Francisco. REP-SF combines, for the first time, decades of community development plans with the expertise of grassroots leaders from nearly 40 San Francisco-based nonprofits, cultural districts, and neighborhood groups and coalitions. These community plans are rooted in people, in identity and culture, and principles of inclusive and holistic planning. These are combined with an extensive “Action Plan” rooted in racial, social, and economic equity.
Through years of advocacy, REP-SF led the successful inclusion of dozens of equity-based actions into the current San Francisco Housing Element, which guides housing policy in the City for 8 years. Learn More
Spotlight on REP-SF Citywide People’s Plan for Affordable Housing & Equity in Land Use: Voices of the Community Radio Show & Podcast
We’re thrilled to share REP-SF’s feature on the Voices of the Community Radio Show and Podcast hosted by George Koster! REP members Dyan Ruiz of People Power Media and Erick Arguello of Calle 24 Latino Cultural District discuss the intersection of arts, culture, and housing justice – and REP-SF’s Citywide People’s Plan for affordable housing and equity in land use.
Read our press release to learn more.
“All across our city, our communities are organizing to build a real voice to advocate for development that meets peoples’ needs, and advances a vision for cultural preservation, affordability, economic empowerment, and community stewardship over our beloved lands. Together with REP-SF, we are committed to taking care of each other, uplifting our diverse communities, and building power to challenge public officials who prioritize market based strategies over real bottom-up solutions to address our housing affordability crisis.”
— People Organizing to Demand Environmental and Economic Rights (PODER)
“Working in community with allies facing equity issues that affect all low-income BIPOC is important to the Mission and Vision of Calle 24.”
— Calle 24 Latino Cultural District
“ Subconsciously when they see us they see stagnation, but when they see gentrifiers they see progression and that’s the root of the problem. — Ebon Glenn
Our Mission is to cultivate, enrich and advocate for African-American cultural stability, vibrancy, and economic vitality in San Francisco’s Bayview African American Arts & Cultural District and Programming areas.”
— San Francisco African American Arts & Cultural District
