SF wouldn't be in this situation if it was willing to become Manhattan. If even one neighborhood in SF became as dense at the Upper West Side the entire housing

SF wouldn't be in this situation if it was willing to become Manhattan. If even one neighborhood in SF became as dense at the Upper West Side the entire housing crisis would evaporate overnight. Ditto on office space. If SOMA built up like Midtown - or screw Midtown, just SoHo - we wouldn't be looking at these insane office rents. But of course, Manhattanization is a dirty word in SF, largely because rent control lets you pass the buck on macro problems in the housing market. You got yours, sucks to be the guys who need an apartment now.