...or alternatively, demand that the city stop handing moneyed interests the keys to the city. It's embarrassing to see a gigantic empty mall in the middle of M

...or alternatively, demand that the city stop handing moneyed interests the keys to the city. It's embarrassing to see a gigantic empty mall in the middle of Market street when so many people are homeless. You can thank Ed Lee for that -- it would be “such an attraction for retail,” he said [1]. What could have been an apartment building or live/work space became a mall that nobody wants [2]. While the housing crisis is real in SF, the "YIMBY" movement is a fairly thoughtless, knee-jerk reaction to the problem. In general in SF, developers have been getting exactly what they want since Wille Brown -- they just don't build things that help people who don't have money. SF could use some balance on the other side of the ledger. [1] http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/11/12/150-million-retail-development-breaks-ground-at-san-franciscos-6th-and-market/ http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/11/12/150-million-reta... [2] http://hoodline.com/2017/02/market-street-s-6x6-mall-opens-parking-access-but-still-has-no-confirmed-tenants http://hoodline.com/2017/02/market-street-s-6x6-mall-opens-p...