In San Francisco, Educational Facility Downsizing Could Add New Housing

In San Francisco, Educational Facility Downsizing Could Add New Housing
Pedestrians walk by Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco on December 17, 2020. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Marc Joffe
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Given recent enrollment declines, both San Francisco Unified School District and City College of San Francisco have excess space. While it is disappointing that local educational agencies have fewer students, there is an opportunity to make lemonade from this particular lemon: Spare buildings can be converted to apartments, relieving the city’s housing shortage and providing more affordable units.

Marc Joffe
Marc Joffe
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Marc Joffe is a fellow at California Policy Center. He has previously covered California High-Speed Rail for Reason Foundation and the Cato Institute, where he was a federalism and state policy analyst. After a long career in the financial industry, including a senior director role at Moody’s Analytics, he transitioned to policy research, having worked until recently at Reason Foundation. Joffe’s research focuses on government finance and state policy issues.
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