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Re:S.F. landlords, property owners sue to block voter-approv... by onos on Monday February 13, 2023 @07:32PM (#34783321)
But is housing in SF a fundamental need?

I think the question posed is quite relevant, and FWIW my take is that property rights are a concern here. The answer is that there are other concerns in tension with this — including the desire to have more affordable housing in The city and voters apparently consider this to be more important in this case.

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Re:S.F. landlords, property owners sue to block voter-approv... by bubblethink on Monday February 13, 2023 @07:35PM (#34783369)
The landlords are free to move out of SF as much as tenants are. Nobody is held at gunpoint.
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Re:S.F. landlords, property owners sue to block voter-approv... by AdrianB1 on Monday February 13, 2023 @07:41PM (#34783457)
They cannot move out taking the houses with them. Not at gunpoint, but still not able to move it.
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Re:S.F. landlords, property owners sue to block voter-approv... by actually_a_dog on Monday February 13, 2023 @07:35PM (#34783371)
It's a fundamental need for some people, if you want to have a healthy city where firefighters, teachers, baristas, servers, etc. can live there without having the city's cost of living externalized via multiple hour megacommutes.
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