The article starts off with the real problem in SF, but doesn't really expand on it... NIMBY neighbors. Anyone can file a complaint about anything and the city

The article starts off with the real problem in SF, but doesn't really expand on it... NIMBY neighbors. Anyone can file a complaint about anything and the city has to follow up on it until the problem is resolved. This isn't just residential, but also commercial. It doesn't matter if you're doing things within the code or not, as soon as you are on the city radar, you are in for a world of trouble. Obviously, if you're on the edge of code, as this guy was, it is even worse cause you're not going to "win", without spending a lot of time and money. All the while, crime, homeless and drug use is out of control, because "that isn't my department." The city is too busy dealing with absurd cases like this. SF is broken and needs to hit rock bottom before it'll ever have a chance of being worthwhile again.