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Saying something is slow is meaningless if you don't compare it to something else. What avenue for reform in SF would be faster? Huh? The article headline and
by joe_the_user 4y ago
Saying something is slow is meaningless if you don't compare it to something else. What avenue for reform in SF would be faster?
Huh? The article headline and the article are about the speed of housing approval, not about the speed of "avenues for reform in SF".
The reason he can take the issue to court like this is because the city's "process" is illegal.
That may be true but that's a different issue also. The original claim that SF's process is slow, not that it's illegal (even if it is illegal).
- MichaelCollins 4y agoHe's an activist. His objective is to affect change in the system, not to get something built. Trying to build something is the pretext for a lawsuit that aims to change the system. The proper comparison is comparing his method of activism to other methods of activism. If he simply wanted to build something fast, then he'd bribe whoever needs bribing and nothing would change.
- abeppu 4y agoI mean, I think he did originally _also_ want to get something built. But your point is exactly why I think the obstacles to building in SF are better illustrated with a project that was just trying to get something built. We can have separate opinions about whether Tillman's efforts were good versus whether he's a good illustrative example the obstacles in the system.