Re:Sculpture of Housing Prices Ripping San Francisco Apart
by tomschlick on Thursday July 21, 2016 @03:54PM
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It also screws over people making less than 100k who can't afford a 4k/mo 1br apartment.
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Re:Sculpture of Housing Prices Ripping San Francisco Apart
by omegaham on Thursday July 21, 2016 @11:15PM
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If they're newcomers, yes.
If they're long-time residents, they're paying $800 a month for that exact same $4k/mo apartment.
You're basically asking the long-time residents to vote for measures that will detract from the San Francisco-ness of SF and won't benefit them at all. This is why the NIMBY groups are so powerful.
The only way that you're going to beat them is by getting enough newcomers who can overpower said NIMBY folks in municipal elections. That's going to take a long time to happen.