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There are 4 vacant apartments for every homeless person in San Francisco, including those in shelters. The idea of a net shortage is a farce.
by shaburn 3y ago
There are 4 vacant apartments for every homeless person in San Francisco, including those in shelters. The idea of a net shortage is a farce.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> 4 vacant apartments for every homeless person in San Francisco, including those in shelters Source? (Curious for their definition of vacancy.) A cursory glance shows many of those homes are being renovated or sold [1]. The pied-à-terre / vacancy tax isn’t a terrible idea, but it’s a band-aid on a missing limb. (Though further penalising housing development seems like a very San Francisco way to compound the problem.) [1] https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/housing/san-francisco-saw-big-increase-in-vacant-homes-new-report-shows/article_5c32fede-5004-11ed-85dc-03f11fbf7fbe.html https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/housing/san-francisco-saw-bi...