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 Kalium on Thursday May 31, 2018 @05:38PM (#17200542)

SF has a lot of bodies with veto powers over any building project (like neighborhood councils) and there's a lot of legal levers to pull. There's a lot more to it than just the city's planning commission.

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Re:Can a new mayor fix San Francisco’s housing and homelessn... by diogenescynic on Thursday May 31, 2018 @05:58PM (#17200677)

We need to reform that. There are too many ways for NIMBYs to throw obstacles in front of new development, which hurts everyone, and helps mostly the rich who already own property.

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Re:Can a new mayor fix San Francisco’s housing and homelessn... by Kalium on Thursday May 31, 2018 @07:46PM (#17201331)

We do! Unfortunately, reforming it is actually surprisingly difficult because NIMBYism is pretty popular.

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Re:Can a new mayor fix San Francisco’s housing and homelessn... by DrScump on Friday June 01, 2018 @04:55AM (#17203680)

What is the legal foundation of these "veto powers" to which you refer?

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Re:Can a new mayor fix San Francisco’s housing and homelessn... by Kalium on Friday June 01, 2018 @11:49AM (#17206474)

They're structured as approvals required for construction to begin.

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Re:Can a new mayor fix San Francisco’s housing and homelessn... by DrScump on Friday June 01, 2018 @08:35PM (#17211784)

But what "bodies" have such power besides the City Council?

(Planning Commissions generally can make recommendations but the ultimate power lies in a City Council)

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