Can a new mayor fix San Francisco’s housing and homelessness problems?

Re:Can a new mayor fix San Francisco’s housing and homelessn... by nerfhammer on Thursday May 31, 2018 @04:14PM (#17199785)

You're forgetting that something like 75% of SF has rent control and are thereby excluded from the main reason to care.

EDIT: 75% of rental units & 45% of total

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Re:Can a new mayor fix San Francisco’s housing and homelessn... by hcknwscommenter on Thursday May 31, 2018 @05:58PM (#17200689)

But they should care. Rent control is like gold hand cuffs. Eventually you face a very high chance of being trapped in a dammed if you stay (wrong location, not enough room, etc.) and dammed if you move (huge increase in rent) situation. Building more housing, in sufficient numbers, should alleviate this problem.

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Re:Can a new mayor fix San Francisco’s housing and homelessn... by kelnos on Thursday May 31, 2018 @05:17PM (#17200373)

It's 45%, as stated by the article. Let's not let hyperbole go too far.

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Re:Can a new mayor fix San Francisco’s housing and homelessn... by refurb on Thursday May 31, 2018 @05:41PM (#17200564)

45% of all housing stock, but 75% of all rental units.

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