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San Diego to Put 70% of Affordable Housing in Higher-Income Areas

The city has settled a lawsuit alleging the housing policy was used to concentrate poverty in certain neighborhoods.

By Jack Rogers | March 24, 2025 at 08:19 AM

A lawsuit that accused San Diego of using its housing policy to concentrate low-income housing in certain neighborhoods has been settled. The city has committed to adopting a new policy directing at least 70% of affordable housing to moderate and higher-income areas by 2028.

The city also has agreed to prioritize and increase housing density in more affluent areas of the Pacific coast of California and to promote city-funded affordable housing in higher-income communities, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

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