Affordable Housing That Improves the Neighborhood

Housing built for lower-income residents often is seen as doing only one thing: giving shelter to people who can’t afford what the market demands.

Three new projects in San Francisco show how narrow that view can be. Not only does each serve a different segment of the population, they connect with the larger city in ways that will benefit many more people than the residents inside.

John King, Chronicle Staff Writer

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