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No. He's saying the opposite. That whole blocks won't convert en masse. That individual properties within the new zones will convert to multi-tenant, and that w

• burfog 7y ago
  No, the SFH owners would suffer. I know one. She is geographically in the center of San Francisco. When I visit, I simply park in front of her house. There is plenty of space on the street, free of course. Her street is quiet. It would be reasonable to stand in the street playing catch. Adding multi-tenant houses to her area would ruin it. Her street would become noisy, polluted, too crowded for parking, and too busy to play catch. There is already transit around (two different MUNI lines and two different bus routes) within walking distance. That works for the able-bodied and less-vulnerable people, which she is not. Adding more transit is no benefit to her; she can't safely use the existing transit. Property value doesn't matter to her. If she sold, where would she go? You might suggest a cheaper area, but why her instead of the other people? She has contributed to her community and wishes to continue attending her neighborhood church. She knows her way around; her mind is old and might adjust badly to new surroundings.