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"His SB827 would require cities to allow four- to eight-story apartment and condo buildings in residential areas if they are within a half mile of major transit hubs, such as a BART or Caltrain station. It would also mandate that cities allow such buildings within a quarter mile of highly used bus and light-rail stops."

The bill makes sense to me. How do we solve the housing shortage if we don't allow anything to be built?

Scott Wiener for Governor

There’s no doubt that cities which want to grow to world class simply MUST provide ample housing for their people.

Wait, what if there is a SFH with a nice family already next door to the proposed build site??? Lol

tovarichpeter says

Soft Weiner for Governor

BayArea says

Wait, what if there is a SFH with a nice family already next door to the proposed build site??? Lol

Then the building must be blocked! Once someone has bought a house, no one else has the right to house other people nearby, especially not in, gasp, apartments. So gauche.

Apartments?

There goes the neighborhood...

Patrick says

BayArea says

Wait, what if there is a SFH with a nice family already next door to the proposed build site??? Lol

Then the building must be blocked! Once someone has bought a house, no one else has the right to house other people nearby, especially not in, gasp, apartments. So gauche.

Yup. "Over my dead body" No one wants the increase in noise, traffic, crime etc. Unless, you pay full price for the home plus $2,000,000.

Strategist says

His SB827 would require cities to allow four- to eight-story apartment and condo buildings in residential areas if they are within a half mile of major transit hubs,

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Why only 8 stories?