Assemblyman Yee has strongly supported efforts to encourage the development of affordable
housing and to offer down payment assistance to first-time homebuyers.
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| Supported San Francisco’s Proposition A Housing Bond. Endorsed
and campaigned for housing bond that would have helped build affordable housing and help
first-time buyers purchase homes.
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| Development Incentives. Supported law that grants density
bonuses and other incentives to a developer who agrees to construct housing that is
affordable for persons of low income.
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| Teacher Housing. Voted to expand the Extra Credit Teacher
Home Purchase Program to include classified (non-teaching) school employees who work
at low-performing schools in order to help recruit and retain qualified school staff.
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| Removed Barriers to Low-Income Housing. Strongly supported
a law prohibits a local government from rejecting or discriminating against a housing
development because it consists of multifamily housing for low or moderate income persons.
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| Senior Housing. To create new options for seniors in need
of affordable housing, Yee supported legislation to increase funding for new senior
housing projects.
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| Addressing Housing Shortages. Supported laws requiring
cities build affordable housing developments in communities suffering major housing
shortages, and legislation holding counties accountable for providing sufficient
affordable housing for residents
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| Down Payment Assistance. Repeatedly voted for funding
for down payment assistance for low-income first time buyers
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