Older lefty NIMBYs are excited about a Republican taking on @scott_wiener, one of the only CA State legislators willing to propose sufficiently large solutions to the housing crisis. I mean, come on, at this point, why not just admit you’re conservative?https://48hills.org/2019/08/what-happens-if-wiener-gets-challenged-from-both-the-right-and-the-left/ …
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Sure, but the burden for you, et al, is to convince the dubious that upzoning would result in more affordable housing, rather than encouraging a false equivalence to smear them. If you could do that you might get the votes for the local option proposed. But, it’s hard.
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If you looked at the underlying cost of producing one affordable unit in SF -- $750K/unit with 5+ years of process -- 200-250K/unit that has to be raised at the local level (and up to $350-500K/unit if it's middle income)...
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Gotta agree with Dan on this one. Progressives are excited because it would split Wiener’s center-right base, not because a Republican would get elected. How is your reading of this progressives are really right-wing?
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From Tim's most frequently published essayists, landlord Zelda Bronstein
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