It's a great idea but "public sentiment" and "people who actually show up to vote consistently in local elections" are not the same thing.
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On the other hand, the D6 election turned entirely on endorsements, it wasn't a YIMBY vs. NIMBY fight.
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Surely it's not because San Francisco has an incredibly dysfunctional political system and bureaucracy </s>
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Also a bunch of bad policies at the state level (e.g. Prop 13, CEQA... not sure how much discretionary approvals are dictated by the state)
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Right but all of the statewide stuff also applies in say, Redwood City.
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Replying to @khuey_ @NeverSassyLaura @alon_levy @HenryKraemer @cbracy
Redwood City is probably producing 20%-25% of what's needed to get us out of the shortage (2789 units in 5 years), rather than the usual 2% or 5% or 10%. So it's still not an example of success.

Jul 7, 2019 · 5:18 PM UTC

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