Join ConnectedSF Institute, SOAR-D1 and the San Francisco Planning Department for a presentation, Q&A and discussion on the Proposed "Family Zoning Plan."
Monday September 8, 2025
6:00 PM
Doors Open at 5:30
Richmond District Location Provided Upon RSVP
UPDATE:
Sarah Dennis Phillips, new Director of the SF Planning Department and Joshua Switzky, Deputy Director of Citywide Policy will be presenting.
The Family Zoning Plan is follows SF’s 2022 Housing Element, which was unanimously adopted by the BOS and certified by the state in early 2023. This eight-year plan (2023–2031) outlines how San Francisco will meet state housing goals of creating more room for families, workers, and future generations. The Proposed Map reflects community and policymaker input and aims to balance state housing requirements with local priorities. It preserves rent-controlled and multi-family housing and supports inclusive development and positions the city to shape its future with more equitable and affordable housing opportunities.
The zoning changes include mid-rise and higher developments along most corridors and form-based zoning off the corridors to accommodate at least 36,000 new housing units.
Meet the Speakers:
Sarah Dennis Phillips is the Director of the San Francisco Planning Department. A trained urban planner, Sarah began her California career in downtown revitalization, working to build thriving downtowns in Mountain View, Livermore, Redwood City, and other northern California cities. Sarah’s service to the City of San Francisco started in 2005 in the Planning Department. Sarah has held previous leadership positions in both the private and public sectors, working with Tishman Speyer, a global development firm, as a Senior Director from 2018 to 2023; and then with San Francisco’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development through summer 2025. Sarah holds degrees in urban planning and design from the University of Virginia and Harvard University.
Joshua Switzky is the Deputy Director of the Citywide Planning division of the San Francisco Planning Department, where he has worked since 2001. He has been instrumental in development and adoption of most of the major comprehensive plans and design standards adopted in the 21st century in San Francisco and that have reshaped a substantial portion of the City, ranging from the downtown skyline to master plan for major large sites to plans for smaller scale neighborhood infill and public improvements. He holds a Master of City Planning degree with a Certificate in Urban Design from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a bachelor’s degree from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.
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