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Re:Marc Andreessen says he’s for new housing, but records te... by ed on Friday August 05, 2022 @01:15AM (#32352014)
What’s the name of the golf course?
Re:Marc Andreessen says he’s for new housing, but records te... by dredmorbius on Friday August 05, 2022 @01:57AM (#32352283)
Probably Lincoln Park GC, adjacent to the Palace of the Legion of Honour.

There's also the Presido Golf Course (on the grounds of the former Presidio), and a total of six in The City, AFAIU.

https://www.google.com/maps/search/golf+course+san+francisco...

https://www.sanfrancisco.org/golf

Re:Marc Andreessen says he’s for new housing, but records te... by TaylorAlexander on Friday August 05, 2022 @01:43AM (#32352191)
Lincoln Park Golf Course. Obviously it’s accessible to a lot of neighborhoods not just the wealthy one I mentioned. But when I see golf courses I think of all the affordable housing that could be built on that land.
Re:Marc Andreessen says he’s for new housing, but records te... by ed on Friday August 05, 2022 @02:02AM (#32352319)
Ah. Not that I think golf courses are a good use of public land, but it’s worth noting that that’s a public golf course run by the city.
Re:Marc Andreessen says he’s for new housing, but records te... by TaylorAlexander on Friday August 05, 2022 @03:12PM (#32360594)
Oh of course it's public. Why would these people want to pay for their golf course when they can get the city to do it? Obviously it is accessible to a lot of other folks, but it's bordering this high end neighborhood ostensibly so they all have a nice place to play golf. Actually there is ANOTHER golf course on the other side of this neighborhood, in the Presidio.
Re:Marc Andreessen says he’s for new housing, but records te... by askafriend on Friday August 05, 2022 @02:18AM (#32352431)
Yeah when I see basketball and tennis courts, city parks, or zoos I think of all the affordable housing that could be built there instead.

Hell, bulldoze Golden Gate Park in SF and build a ton of cheap housing there! Same with Central Park in NYC.

No more fun until more housing gets built.

/s

Re:Marc Andreessen says he’s for new housing, but records te... by kelnos on Friday August 05, 2022 @07:17AM (#32354498)
I get what you're saying, but golf courses usually take up a lot of space that is used by a proportionally smaller group of people. Those other things you mention can be enjoyed by many many more people in a much denser fashion.

I definitely agree that golf courses are inefficient uses of land, but even if we built mid-density housing on all of them here, it wouldn't solve the problem. There are plenty of other low-density areas that need to be upzoned if we're going to solve anything.