3 - sf has a huge set of entrenched laws that would have to be overthrown, plus relatively dysfunctional state government (see, eg, proposition system)
4 - some of this genuinely isn't sf's fault, but rather the entire peninsula dumping their housing problems on sf and san jose. See eg mountain view approving 2-3 million ft2 of new office space and maybe potentially possibly pondering allowing a couple thousand new homes. They're gonna study it. And then there's environmental review. Ground will not be broken before 2025 is my guess. Meanwhile, where the hell are all those employees gonna live? Not in mv.
5 - sf is a spendthrift city, and it needs techies. Besides all the jobs supported indirectly, sf has a 1.4% payroll tax (well, it's complicated, but 1.1 - 1.4%).
1 - there aren't that many techies in sf;
2 - many people don't vote;
3 - sf has a huge set of entrenched laws that would have to be overthrown, plus relatively dysfunctional state government (see, eg, proposition system)
4 - some of this genuinely isn't sf's fault, but rather the entire peninsula dumping their housing problems on sf and san jose. See eg mountain view approving 2-3 million ft2 of new office space and maybe potentially possibly pondering allowing a couple thousand new homes. They're gonna study it. And then there's environmental review. Ground will not be broken before 2025 is my guess. Meanwhile, where the hell are all those employees gonna live? Not in mv.
5 - sf is a spendthrift city, and it needs techies. Besides all the jobs supported indirectly, sf has a 1.4% payroll tax (well, it's complicated, but 1.1 - 1.4%).