> I can tell you from living in a relatively low density part of San Francisco that a lot of the long time residents don't want more people. They wield terms li

> I can tell you from living in a relatively low density part of San Francisco that a lot of the long time residents don't want more people. They wield terms like "manhattanize" as pejoratives. Yes, they are NIMBYs, and they are hugely prevalent in low density housing because they bought that single family home for a reason. I get the desire for that sort of life, especially when you’re raising young children. I just don’t think single family homes should be what much of our land should be zoned for.