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TODCO Group Research Poll #2 Results: September 16, 2014

How Voters Feel About Their Changing City

ONLY 36% OF LIKELY SAN FRANCISCO VOTERS APPROVE OF THE JOBTHE CITYS PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS DONE SO FAR TO RESPONDTO THE IMPACTS OF THE CITYS CURRENT DEVELOPMENT BOOM ANDPLAN HOW TO GET THE BEST RESULTS FROM THE CITYS ECONOMICGROWTH IN THE FUTURE, WHILE ALMOST HALF 46% ARE NOTSATISFIED AND A SIGNFICANT NUMBER 15% ARE UNDECIDED.

IN PARTICULAR, AN OVERWHLEMING 91% BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TOPROTECT SMALL BUSINESS AND ARTISTS FROM BEING DISPLACED BYDEVELOPMENT, AND SPECIFICALLY, 78% WANT TO SEE THE FLOWERMART AND ITS DOZENS OF SMALL PDR BUSINESSES MAINTAINED ASPART OF ANY NEW PROJECT THERE.

OVERALL, A STRONG MAJORITY 62% BELIEVE THE PACE OF NEWDEVELOPMEMNT IN THE CITY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO EXCEEDTHE CAPACITY OF ITS TRANSIT, TRAFFIC, AND HOUSING, AND A CLEARMAJORITY OF 56% SUPPORT CONTINUATION OF THE 1986

PROPOSITION M LIMITS ON NEW OFFICE DEVELOPMENT FOR THISREASON, WHILE ONLY ABOUT ONE-THIRD 35% OPPOSE THAT.

A poll of 400 likely San Francisco registered voters conducted for the TODCOGroup by David Binder and Associates during the week of September 8-12further documents the deep levels of concern among San Franciscans aboutimpacts of the Citys current Technology Boom upon the City. This new poll is afollow up TODCOs July poll researching specific housing and neighborhoodimpacts (copy attached) caused by the Boom.

This latest polls key findings and some salient details are presented below. Verynotably, 65% of likely City voters are ready to vote Yes on the Novemberballots Proposition K, initiated by Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisor Jane Kimand supported by an extraordinary coalition of the Citys Progressivecommunities, development communities, neighborhood, labor, andenvironmental communities. It will officially establish the Civic Vision thatat least 33% of all future San Francisco housing development will beaffordable to lower and middle income San Franciscans.


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The TODCO Group is the community-based South of Market nonprofitcommunity/housing development company that since 1978 built and nowoperates 956 affordable housing units in 8 properties with extensive communityfacilities in SOMAs Yerba Buena and Sixth Street Neighborhoods. Its MissionStatement is South of Market Neighborhood Builders. For information contactJohn Elberling, President/CEO at 415-896-1882 [email protected]. Report

graphics by Alice Light, TODCOs Director of Community Planning.

FINDINGS

1. The current Job Approval rating of the San Francisco PlanningDepartment is very low, just 36% positive vs. 46% Disapproval. This isgenerally reflective of nearly all demographic groups within a +/- range of10% either way. The highest Disapproval rating 59% comes frommoderate income voters with household incomes between $50,000 and

$74,000 per year, while the strongest Approval rating 55% comes fromresidents of District 3 (Chinatown/North Beach/Nob Hill/Financial District).

2. The astounding 91% Importance of protecting small businesses and

artists from displacement is universal among all groups. The lowest level ofsupport (only!) 80% is voiced by registered Republican voters. And veryunusually, only 3% of those polled have no opinion or declined to reply.


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3. The overwhelming 78% support for protecting SOMAs San Francisco

Flower Mart in particular is likewise true across the board. The lowest levelof support (just!) 63% is registered by likely voters with incomes over$100,000 per year, while the highest level of support 91% comes frommoderate income voters earning between $40,000 and $49,000 per year.

4. The 2 to 1 voter support 62% to 31% for an overall metric that matchesthe pace of new development in the City with its transit, traffic, and housingcapacity is also generally consistent across the board. Interestingly, amongage groups the strongest support for this comes from voters Under 30years of age 70% while among income groups, again the lowest level ofsupport still a majority at 54% comes from voters earning over$100,000 per year.


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opposition, a 3 to 1 majority. Exceptionally strong support is evidencedamong young voters 80% of those Under 30, African-Americans 78%,lower-income voters with income from $25,000 to $39,000 per year 83%,and renters 75%. But even homeowners register support at 58%, andvoters earning more than $75,000 per year are 59% in support. The onlygroups at all showing opposition above 30% are Republicans 42%, andself-identified Conservative voters 41%.

NB: This poll was limited to likely San Francisco voters, not a statistical crosssection of all City residents. Voters were specifically polled because theywill be the ultimate civic decision-makers for the Citys future. The statisticalmargin of error is 5%.

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