HOUSING
Dean believes that every person deserves a home. An unmatched affordable housing champion, Dean worked for years as a tenants rights attorney working to keep people from being evicted. He has fought consistently at the Board of Supervisors for more housing – especially affordable housing to close our city’s affordability gap. Most recently, he convinced the State to build hundreds of units of 100% affordable housing on the Fell Street DMV lot.
Voted for 30,000 homes —86% affordable
Got 2,037 units of housing approved in District 5 across 14 sites – 81% affordable
Wrote and passed tax on sellers of mega-mansions and skyscrapers that’s raised over $300 million for social housing and rent relief
Led the acquisition of sites for affordable housing and broke ground on hundreds of units of affordable housing units in D5
Convinced the State to develop affordable housing at the Fell Street DMV site
Championed Empty Homes Tax to fill vacant units