> I firmly believe that a democracy works better when there is local control. San Francisco is already the most densely populated city in California, with thre

> I firmly believe that a democracy works better when there is local control. San Francisco is already the most densely populated city in California, with three times the density of LA. If it is the wish of the people of SF to go slow on development, is that really unreasonable? I agree with this sentiment, as long as it's equally applied in an even more local fashion: If it is the wish of the people of a neighborhood, a street, or indeed a singular plot of land, to go fast on development, is that any less reasonable than less local control, such as by the city?