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A New Kind of Leadership for a New Chapter
A New Kind of Leadership for a New Chapter SFCLT adopts a shared leadership model because how we lead matters as much as what we…
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Community Shows Up: Finding Hope and Solidarity After Fire at 285 Turk Street
A month ago, many of us woke up to terrifying news. In the early hours of May 13, a fire broke out at 285 Turk…
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Holding Ground: Building a Future Where Artists Can Stay
What does it take to keep artists in San Francisco? That question brought together housing advocates, artists, community organizers, and cultural leaders at Holding Ground:…
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A Major Victory for Affordable Housing: SFCLT and Coalition Partners Secure Housing Trust Fund Expansion, $70 Million Commitment for Preservation
After months of organizing, coalition building, and relentless advocacy both inside City Hall and across San Francisco’s housing movement, SFCLT has helped secure a major…
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Statement Regarding Early Morning Fire at SFCLT Property
The San Francisco Community Land Trust (SFCLT) is deeply saddened by a fire that occurred early this morning at one of our residential buildings in…
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Building Stability: How One New Home Is Helping Keep a Community Together
At the San Francisco Community Land Trust (SFCLT), we often find ourselves asking what it takes to help someone stay in the place they call…
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Home for Good: Five Decades of Stability at Columbus United Cooperative
Mrs. Poon still remembers what it felt like to arrive in San Francisco nearly five decades ago. It was 1976. She and her husband had…
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SFCLT Elects New Board, Marking the Highest Resident Representation in Organization History
On April 23, SFCLT members, residents, board members, staff, and supporters gathered for our 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM), an annual tradition that reflects one…
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Join the SFCLT Resident Engagement & Outreach Committee
At SFCLT, residents are at the heart of everything we do. The Resident Engagement & Outreach Committee is a space for residents to ensure…
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SFCLT Policy Advocacy
With SFCLT Leading local efforts, state passes Ab 670 In 2025, state lawmakers passed Assembly Bill 670, an important law that incentivizes local governments to…
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Launching Union at Home Toolkit
SFCLT Teams up with tenants to Help organize buildings In 2022, San Francisco made history as one of the first cities in the nation to…
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Press Release: SFCLT Secures Mission District Building, Ensuring Long-Term Residents Stay Rooted in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — Artists, teachers, and long-time families in a mixed-use Mission District building are breathing a sigh of relief this week, as the San…
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2025 Impact Report: Advancing Housing Justice Through Community Ownership
In a time of intensifying challenges, 2025 has been a year of growth and innovation for SFCLT. In our 2025 Impact Report, we’re proud to…
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Creating Healthy Homes: Rehabilitation Complete at Merry-Go-Round Cooperative
At SFCLT, we believe that stewardship means more than simply keeping our housing affordable—it means caring for our buildings and the people who live in…
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Lifting Up Resident Power: Launch of the Union at Home Toolkit
Join us in celebrating the creativity, courage, and collective power of San Francisco’s residents! 🗓️ Event Details When: Saturday, November 8, 2025 | 12–2pm Where:…
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Be a Foundation Builder for Housing Justice – Become a Monthly Donor
Monthly donors are the foundation of the San Francisco Community Land Trust’s mission to keep San Francisco affordable and inclusive. Your steady support helps prevent…
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A Win for Housing Justice: AB 670 Puts Preservation and People First
Good news in the fight for housing justice: Assembly Bill 670 has officially been signed into law. This milestone ushers in stronger tools to protect…
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SFCLT Spotlight: Elizabeth Dekker and the Creative Heart of Art Haus SF
Meet SFCLT tenant Elizabeth Dekker (@dekkerart), a gifted artist and the visionary behind Art Haus SF—recently named one of the Best Art Galleries in the…
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Reclaiming Home: A Night of Film, Organizing, and Community Power at the Roxie
The historic Roxie Theater was alive with energy, inspiration, and solidarity on September 17th as we hosted Reclaiming Home — a night that celebrated community ownership,…
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Resident Testimonial: SFCLT at the 2025 California Cooperative Conference
Earlier this year, members of the cooperative and community land trust movements came together in Davis, California for the 2025 California Cooperative Conference, hosted by…
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Join SFCLT at the 2025 California CLT Network Conference!
📅 September 25-26, 2025 | 📍 Fresno, CA SFCLT is headed to Fresno this fall for the 2025 California Community Land Trust Network Conference —…
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Building the Future of Community Ownership: Updates from the CLT Capacity Collaborative
At SFCLT, we believe that building community ownership requires more than acquiring buildings—it requires building power. That’s the foundation of the CLT Capacity Collaborative (CCC),…
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Celebrating 10 Years at Pigeon Palace!
Earlier this year SFCLT gathered with neighbors, friends, and longtime residents at Pigeon Palace in the Mission to commemorate a full decade of stability, community,…
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Growing Impact Beyond Borders — SFCLT at the Grounded Solutions Network Conference 2025
This year’s Grounded Solutions Network Conference in Washington, D.C. brought together affordable housing practitioners, advocates, and policymakers from across the country, including a strong contingent…
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Let’s Get Loud for Affordable Housing—Your Voice Matters in Sacramento!
Last month, SFCLT joined HousingNow! and hundreds of housing justice advocates in Sacramento for Capitol Day, educating policymakers and taking to the streets. Now, the…
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Scaling Our Movement: Highlights from the Latest Bay Area Preservation Finance Table Meeting
Earlier this month, the Bay Area Preservation Finance Table (BAPFT) gathered for its sixth quarterly convening—one of our largest yet, with over 60 organizations represented.…
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From Sacramento to the World – Celebrating CLTs and Advancing Our Movement
May 16 – World CLT Day – is a powerful reminder of the strength, solidarity, and spirit that drive the community land trust movement—both here…
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Celebrating Saki Bailey—One of the Bay Area’s Most Influential Women in Business!
We’re thrilled to share some incredible news: Saki Bailey, Executive Director of the San Francisco Community Land Trust (SFCLT), has been named one of the…
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A Win for Community Ownership — SF Board of Supervisors Unanimously Supports AB 670
We marked a victory today for community-rooted preservation in San Francisco: the Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution in support of Assembly Bill 670.…
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Living Together, Learning Together: Strengthening Co-op Communities
Communal living offers residents the opportunity to build something greater than the sum of its parts—shared homes grounded in mutual care, accountability, and justice. But…
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