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Not being able to afford to live in SF is a problem for people who aren't already comfortably settled there. Under the current political system, it takes just

Not being able to afford to live in SF is a problem for people who aren't already comfortably settled there. Under the current political system, it takes just a handful of the "comfortably settled" to lever potential quality of life problems and create a giant obstruction to pro-growth policies. This is how it goes in other parts of California too.

jld 11y ago
It seems many have an inherent expectation that a neighborhood will not change after they choose to buy into it. The nature of cities is that they are constantly changing, and the sooner we can teach people this, the better.
Johnny555 11y ago
Isn't that how it's supposed to work? People that live in a community have the most weight in deciding policies for that community? If employers stop coming to SF because of the lack of affordable housing, then maybe the community will change their minds. Or maybe that's exactly what they wanted.
- HillaryBriss 11y ago
  If I were to base my answer to that on what I've been hearing over the last decade from discussions about immigration, free trade, globalization, etc I'd say something like "No, how it's supposed to work is that every region must remain open to growth at all costs and from all sources, especially outside sources. And if there's a policy such as a zoning policy or a density goal that stands in the way of outsiders entering a region to settle there and grow the economy, then that policy is discriminatory and ought to be removed. This applies just as much to San Francisco as it does to Arizona. Blah blah blah." But seriously now, where do we draw this line? I have no idea anymore. The debate has gone in every direction and twisted itself into so many knots I have no idea when a local government should have control over this and when it shouldn't.

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Not being able to afford to live in SF is a problem for people who aren't already comfortably settled there. Under the current political system, it takes just

by HillaryBriss 11y ago

jld 11y ago
It seems many have an inherent expectation that a neighborhood will not change after they choose to buy into it. The nature of cities is that they are constantly changing, and the sooner we can teach people this, the better.
Johnny555 11y ago
Isn't that how it's supposed to work? People that live in a community have the most weight in deciding policies for that community? If employers stop coming to SF because of the lack of affordable housing, then maybe the community will change their minds. Or maybe that's exactly what they wanted.
- HillaryBriss 11y ago
  If I were to base my answer to that on what I've been hearing over the last decade from discussions about immigration, free trade, globalization, etc I'd say something like "No, how it's supposed to work is that every region must remain open to growth at all costs and from all sources, especially outside sources. And if there's a policy such as a zoning policy or a density goal that stands in the way of outsiders entering a region to settle there and grow the economy, then that policy is discriminatory and ought to be removed. This applies just as much to San Francisco as it does to Arizona. Blah blah blah." But seriously now, where do we draw this line? I have no idea anymore. The debate has gone in every direction and twisted itself into so many knots I have no idea when a local government should have control over this and when it shouldn't.