"After several minutes of pushback, Lurie began to speak, with constant interruptions. He was able to finish his speech, but the tension didn't disappear. As district supes spoke about their endorsement of the zoning plans, the opposing side continued to push back. There was a clear voice of the fears that the mayor's plan would lead to widespread displacement in San Francisco."
"Quintin Mecke, director of the Council of Community Housing Organizations, made the central political point: "This city has been having such a bizarre conversation, focusing on zoning and not production." He said that tens of thousands of units have already been approved, but aren't getting built, and yet "we continue to image that zoning will solve all these problems. ... We are handing the reins of the most important issue in San Francisco to private developers.""
The Planning Commission forwarded a major zoning measure to the Board of Supervisors that would significantly increase city density and alter land use. Supporters, including key supervisors and project backers, rallied at City Hall while broad coalitions of community groups protested the plan's potential consequences. Opponents raised concerns about displacement, the transfer of public land to private interests, and inadequate housing production despite existing approvals. Questions were raised about who will fund the necessary infrastructure and the need for strong labor standards for new construction. Critics warned that prioritizing zoning over production risks handing control of housing outcomes to private developers.
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