By Sergio Quintana : nbcbayarea – excerpt
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s proposal to boost housing could bring taller buildings to parts of the city, where current residents fiercely oppose them.
What was supposed to be a rally for Mayor Daniel Lurie’s proposal to boost housing in San Francisco turned into a shouting match on Thursday.
A well organized group of opponents hurled insults at nearly every speaker at Lurie’s event, much to the surprise and dismay of the mayor.
Lurie had scheduled an event on the steps of San Francisco City Hall to rally support for his “Family Zoning Plan.”
While about half the crowd came to support the mayor, the other half appeared bent on shouting him down over the proposal.
The mayor’s plan, if approved, would make multi-family homes like duplexes, triplexes and apartment buildings in parts of the city that are currently zoned only for single family homes.
The plan also reforms the city’s permitting process with the goal of green lighting about 36,000 new homes by 2031.
Lurie’s proposal could bring taller buildings to parts of the city, where current residents fiercely oppose them… (more)
The Planning Commissioners vote 3 nays and 4 ayes so the matter goes to the Board of Supervisors to approve.
And the Democrats wonder why they lost the election? They better start listening to the voters and quit telling people how to live. All the upzonoing and car removal bills have not lowered rents or added riders to the public transit system. The draconian laws are driving people out of the state. They are losing seats in congress.
All those claims of how the future is going to unravel have not panned out as predicted and there has been very little recognition of this or flexibility on dealing with the new reality.
The Planning Commission hearing just ended. 3 nay (Moore, Williams,Imperiale) 4 aye, Plan will go to Supes with Amendments. (Don’t know what they are) Moore was great. In addition to specific concerns she said this isn’t a plan, it’s just a map, and is missing many important elements a comprehensive plan must have. Williams was esp concerned about the recent addition of N. Beach, Fisherman’s Wharf and part of the Embarcadero.