A few thoughts: 1) Whew that was a relaxing nap. 2) I must have been feeling optimistic the day I unblocked some of the folks in my replies rn... 3) “Zoning” is more than just a convo about density. It’s also what keeps the local laundromat or bodega from turning into a wine bar.
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Replying to @LeeHepner
My issue w deregulation is the market free for all which it might create, with private equity and hedge funds seizing control of much of the land of San Francisco, of the equity potential there, and condemning Frisconians to be renters subject to the whims of people like Kushner
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Replying to @coolgrey @LeeHepner
Here's the fun part: restrictive zoning and other regulations do well to prevent change in the built environment, but transfer of ownership to private equity is barely prevented at all You don't need *development* to do predatory speculation
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Replying to @bufordsharkley @LeeHepner
Come on. Of course I know it doesn't do anything to stop it, but it reduces the value of the land and the opportunities for development. If the west side of the City was available for tall condo development it would be a new gold rush.
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Exactly! It's free money! We could be a more prosperous society if we did that.
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And then we could use that free money to build homes for the poor!
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Free money how? For who? Or are you being sarcastic? Hard to tell sometimes these days
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1. Upzone the westside 2. Homes get built 3. More tax revenue 4. Spend it on homes for the poor
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I’m sorry, but that’s too simplistic to respond to.
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It's worthwhile to take a step back and look at how *ineffective* our current models of Value Capture are, as
@kimmaicutler did in a recent article:pic.twitter.com/qgfQppxkXl
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I’d give Lee and his boss the benefit of the doubt that they probably understand value capture in the context of all the state/federal limitations as well as anyone here. Maybe you’d argue they are arguing in bad faith at times. But I definitely think they understand.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @coolgrey and
I generally think they understand, but are also cognizant that their constituency is largely represented by homeowners who *benefit* from the dysfunctional Value Capture regime
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Replying to @bufordsharkley @kimmaicutler and
There’s homeowners, and then there’s people who don’t vote.
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