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SF does not exist in a vacuum. How many people that work in SF don't live there? But they still contribute to the city's economy, to the companies that are base
by genocidicbunny 3y ago
SF does not exist in a vacuum. How many people that work in SF don't live there? But they still contribute to the city's economy, to the companies that are based there and pay taxes to the city. Why shouldn't they get some say with what happens in SF, even if they don't live there?
One of the points this article tries to make (somewhat badly) is that SF's housing policy affects other cities too.
- tiahura 3y agoWait, since my plumber pays taxes to the city, he should get a say in my neighborhood’s zoning? Or Amazon? No thanks.
- reducesuffering 3y agoWait, since you pay taxes to the city, you should get a say in my plot’s zoning? No thanks.
- genocidicbunny 3y agoWell, to some degree yes. Because in reality they already do have a say -- if your plumber is getting shafted in CoL and moves out of your area, you might need to find a new plumber. If most of the plumbers do that, the remaining ones will be able to charge higher prices to you. So eventually, you're either going to be paying your plumber a lot more, or not able to even hire one. It might not directly affect the zoning of your neighborhood, but it's going to affect the makeup and composition of it. And eventually, that will also affect the zoning.