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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · Apr 30
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📁 ICYIM, CA MOVES: @governor.ca.gov has a Sunday deadline to sign a stack of bills. Among them is a big loan and ballot measure for BART and Muni. Other state bills that could bring smaller but important changes to SF's streets. @unazurda.bsky.social has a roundup. thefrisc.com/muni-bart-aw...
Muni, BART Await Last-Minute Rescues. Here’s What Else is On Gavin Newsom’s Desk
The governor must sign off by Oct. 12 on a huge loan and a sales tax measure. Several more streets and transit bills could also shape San Francisco's future.
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📝 NEW, STREET LAWS: @governor.ca.gov has transit advocates on hold for a critical funding measure. As @unazurda.bsky.social reports, he's also been busy sorting through a slew of streets and transit legislation on e-bikes, red lights, and more. Catch up ⬇️
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Muni, BART Await Last-Minute Rescues. Here’s What Else is On Gavin Newsom’s Desk
The governor must sign off by Oct. 12 on a huge loan, a sales tax measure, and more streets and transit bills that could shape San Francisco's future.
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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · 1d
Sherrill's aide steps in to cut off questions, saying the church is going to be mad. (Mad as hell?) So that's it. Thanks for joining us!
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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · 1d
A technical question about the tenant protection bill now on the table: Why not extend the 6-month grace period for people who have to move out? Why not give them a year? ICYM our story: thefrisc.com/sfs-big-hous...
SF’s Big Housing Plan Hits the Home Stretch. These Changes Are Still Up For Debate
The city must allow taller, denser neighborhoods or risk penalties. Added protections for renters and businesses have attracted odd bedfellows.
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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · 1d
Someone asks about the plan helping with, well, everything: schools, transit, etc. Sherrill starts with schools: To stop the enrollment drop and support public schools, we need to build more housing. (He also stumps for voting for higher taxes on the ballot next year to support @sfmta.bsky.social.)
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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · 1d
Ah yes - cars. Rachael Tanner takes over for this question. She says builders can still add parking. The difference now is that the city doesn't *require* parking. Some people clap. Some people boo.
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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · 1d
now more talk about "walls of buildings" blocking people views
a man peeking out from behind a lush green field of grass
ALT: a man peeking out from behind a lush green field of grass
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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · 1d
Sherrill adds: SB 79 is just another example of complications that the state brings in. He's staying very much on message: Passing this plan will keep the state off our backs. It's a hard choice but it's an important one.
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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · 1d
Next Q is about SB 79 and the "exception" - if a city submits an alternative plan to SB 79's upzoning around transit, it doesn't have to follow SB 79 rules. Sherrill says certain areas, especially around @caltrain.com, might work as exception. thefrisc.com/a-hard-won-v...
A ‘Hard-Won Victory’ for More Housing Near Transit. Will SF See Shovels Hit the Dirt?
Recent California and San Francisco bills have stoked plenty of passion but not much construction.
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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · 1d
Next comment is a reference to the Engardio recall and a veiled threat about "supervisors who don't listen." Sherrill responds: Listening to people doesn't mean doing exactly what everyone wants.
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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · 1d
Some background: there's more and more evidence from across the country that building more housing at all income levels can affect prices. Supply and demand works for housing, although there are many skeptics. thefrisc.com/building-mor...
Building More Homes Makes Housing More Affordable. Evidence Grows Stronger Each Year
Research across the U.S. shows that the age-old rule of supply and demand applies, despite some denials. But that doesn’t mean anything goes.
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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · 1d
Next question gets into the weeds on inclusionary housing. Sherrill says it highlights his biggest concern: we're not guaranteeing affordability. But "this is a step in the right direction."
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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · 1d
She also asks: Why is D2 being "targeted" with others having so much open space? Sherrill agrees to some extent - some nabes would do well with more "economic opportunity" - then notes that the blueprint focuses on making richer neighborhoods build their fare share (we're paraphrasing here)
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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · 1d
A moment of levity: after someone asks if the state can "veto" SF's plan, someone's dog barks and the crowd applauds
a cartoon dog is barking in front of a pink house .
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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · 1d
Next commenter: we're upzoning for 800K units. (Off by a factor of 10.) She also says let's think less about people who want to move here and more about people who live here now. Sherrill notes many service workers (and firefighters, everyone loves firefighters) can't afford to live here
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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · 1d
Sherrill: We'd like more requirements for affordability, but he also realizes that the higher the req's, the harder to build anything. "We need to be serious about new mechanisms to fund affordable housing." Sherrill emphasizes that it's just as expensive to build aff housing as market-rate housing
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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · 1d
Next up: a pro-upzoning comment and question how to add incentives to encourage more affordable housing through the inclusionary system.
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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · 1d
Sherrill responds: the state density bonus laws probably already allow those kinds of heights in that area, although he's not 100% sure. (Not his district.) The Family Zoning Plan could also allow those heights, but with more sophisticated and sensitive design standards.
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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · 1d
We have a story about that area of town and potential height increases thefrisc.com/fishermans-w...
Fisherman’s Wharf Is SF’s Top Tourist Draw. More Locals Could Soon Make It Their Home
Sea lions, souvenirs… and 8-story apartments? How a big housing plan might run into equity concerns and neighbors who don't like the view.
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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · 1d
We're now on to public comment and Qs. Per our typical practice, we won't record every single one, but note themes and highlights. First: a complaint about "80 foot towers" along the northeast waterfront blocking views -- like his from Russian Hill
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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · 1d
In case you missed the flyer earlier, here's the list of properties
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