San Francisco’s Joaquín Torres Talks Taxes, Theater and his 12 Years of Leading the Housing Authority

2025-05-30

As San Francisco’s elected assessor-recorder, Joaquin Torres’ office decides the value of property in San Francisco, and tells you how much you owe in taxes. But he’s also spent the last dozen years as president of the San Francisco Housing Authority Commission, which oversees the city's public housing developments as well as its Section 8 program. Torres joins Scott and Marisa on his last day as president to reflect on his time there and talk about what’s next for both himself and the agency

As San Francisco’s elected assessor-recorder, Joaquin Torres’ office decides the value of property in San Francisco, and tells you how much you owe in taxes.

But he’s also spent the last dozen years as president of the San Francisco Housing Authority Commission, which oversees the city's public housing developments as well as its Section 8 program.

Torres joins Scott and Marisa on his last day as president to reflect on his time there and talk about what’s next for both himself and the agency

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