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You're right that the same arguments apply throughout the Bay Area. That fact that SF needs to build more and denser housing doesn't excuse Palo Alto, Mountain
by davmre 11y ago
You're right that the same arguments apply throughout the Bay Area. That fact that SF needs to build more and denser housing doesn't excuse Palo Alto, Mountain View, Berkeley, Oakland, etc. from doing the same.
But even the housing policy you describe, in which SF acts unilaterally, would still be a great good. Tens of thousands of people previously priced out of SF would now be able to live in the city. And those who still couldn't afford the city would find it much easier to live within a reasonable commute.
- iolothebard 11y ago70 story high rise in Atherton and Belmont! That will be the day :-) I quite liked the Peninsula. SF wasn't really my cup of tea. God forbid people like me that lived on the Cliffs of Despair (Pacifica) and were relatively happy.
- ChiCommTroll 11y agoThey finally demolished the cliff buildings a couple of weeks ago!
- iolothebard 11y agoYeah, I saw that on the NYTimes. Glad they did it before it fell into the ocean :-)