If they're newcomers, yes. If they're long-time residents, they're paying $800 a month for that exact same $4k/mo apartment. You're basically asking the long-

If they're newcomers, yes. If they're long-time residents, they're paying $800 a month for that exact same $4k/mo apartment. You're basically asking the long-time residents to vote for measures that will detract from the San Francisco-ness of SF and won't benefit them at all. This is why the NIMBY groups are so powerful. The only way that you're going to beat them is by getting enough newcomers who can overpower said NIMBY folks in municipal elections. That's going to take a long time to happen.