SF's (and CA's) housing crisis has it's roots in NIMBY-ism and property tax policy. Both are intertwined and share proponents. Rent control is a bandaid, which

SF's (and CA's) housing crisis has it's roots in NIMBY-ism and property tax policy. Both are intertwined and share proponents. Rent control is a bandaid, which isn't to say it's not needed as an emergency measure.