I don't think it's unreasonable for people who like a place to try to preserve the things they like about it. People living in San Francisco would be living in

I don't think it's unreasonable for people who like a place to try to preserve the things they like about it. People living in San Francisco would be living in Manhattan if they wanted to live in Manhattan. Why would you expect them to quietly acquiesce to efforts aimed at turning SF into Manhattan West?