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It’s in part old money lobbying to keep their properties out of the shade. Not even joking, I think it’s really that petty. There is a huge negative NIMBY force

• carapace 6y ago
  There's some of that, but you gotta wonder why the Outer Sunset isn't coated in luxury condos? I think it's just that SF is very young, as cities go, and it's been the oddball city, you didn't move here in the past for a good job, you came here because you were weird, or queer, and wanted a place to fit in and be welcomed. All these normal folks with great jobs moving here is very new, 20-25 years at most.
  • corytheboyd 6y ago
    Oh yeah I don’t meant to put finality behind my statement, it’s just one piece of the puzzle that I have put together during my brief time here. I’ve had fun conversations with people that have lived around here for many decades, including my own grandparents who have lived here for even longer. It’s a city that has changed a lot, and meant many different things to many different people. You hear fun stories from all kinds of characters hanging around dive bars here :) I had some good years hanging out at Lucky 13 and making tons of friends, but alas they are going out of business (for reals) now too :/
  • cobbzilla 6y ago
    > why the Outer Sunset isn't coated in luxury condos? Because the Outer Sunset is cold, foggy and windy a lot of the time? Are the luxury condos are still going up in SOMA? It's definitely warmer there.
    • corytheboyd 6y ago
      There are tons and tons of luxury condos, new and those under construction. A lot of the ones I have seen are in rincon hill (aka east cut after salesforce took over), mission bay, and dogpatch. Can’t speak for SoMa as much as I don’t visit it too often anymore