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Michael's Advice: GET MAD and VOTE ACCORDINGLY
Economist Michael Barnes presented at the Cow Hollow Association annual meeting, exposing the false "housing crisis" narrative perpetuated by the state, YIMBYs, and their elected allies - see presentation and other materials. This misleading narrative is being used to justify the state's overreach into local zoning, particularly in Charter cities like San Francisco that are supposed to be independent of such state incursions.
Senator Wiener, YIMBY lobbyists, real estate developers, and the tech industry share a goal: to deregulate zoning and allow unrestricted development, believing this will reduce prices through a failed trickle down strategy. However, proposed upzoning plans won't solve affordable housing issues. Instead, they will encourage luxury condo construction that exceeds existing height limits, threatening light, air, and privacy while fueling speculation, gentrification, and displacing renters and small businesses.
The current city administration aligns with the YIMBY agenda and has yielded to state demands. The state's unfunded mandate of 82,000 units by 2031 sets up San Francisco for failure, triggering the Builder's Remedy, which strips the city of zoning control and jeopardizes state funding for affordable housing and transit. The Builder's Remedy is not the penalty—it's the plan!
Residents must understand the positions and track records of Mayoral and Supervisoral candidates. Who will defend our neighborhoods and reject the misleading YIMBY narrative promoted by the state and embraced by the current administration? Consider who the YIMBYs attack most—that might indicate who will truly fight for our neighborhoods.
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