San Francisco is experiencing a significant housing crisis, with this year marking a 10+ year low in new housing and some of the highest rents in the state. Amidst this crisis, Supervisors Aaron Peskin and Connie Chan are considering a lawsuit against the state of California over a law they perceive as an unfair mandate to build more market-rate housing. The potential legal action has sparked controversy, with critics accusing the Supervisors of being stuck in the past and promoting NIMBYism by opposing new housing developments that are necessary to address the city's housing shortage. Senator Scott Wiener, a proponent of new housing, has been criticized by Peskin, who has accused him of hating his own Senate district due to his housing work. Wiener contends that facilitating new homes demonstrates a deep love for San Francisco, while blocking them with 'bogus' lawsuits is counterproductive. Furthermore, it takes longer to build new housing in San Francisco than anywhere else in the state, and the state housing laws will force SF to allow new homes.
San Francisco’s Supervisors will literally try to sue California instead of building more housing. https://t.co/H8PZY1LWfY
In the latest development in a long, drawn-out policy battle over how SF should solve its affordability problems, Peskin and Chan want the city to consider suing California. Click the pic for story. https://t.co/B8QN5dLn28
Aaron Peskin, who wants SF to sue the state to block housing laws, called me “a senator who hates his own Senate district” due to my housing work. 🙄 New homes for the people of San Francisco shows deep love. By contrast, blocking new homes with bogus lawsuits does the opposite. https://t.co/ZAeRRaT4p0 https://t.co/TErEiEdXud
Supervisors Chan and Peskin are stuck in the past, repeating lies that new housing will displace residents or make SF even more expensive. And now they're threatening to sue the state just to stop new homes from being built. It's time to embrace growth, not NIMBYism. https://t.co/4fJ58sgdNB
San Francisco has among the highest rents in the state and just had one of its worst years for new housing. It takes longer to build new housing in San Francisco than anywhere else in the state, by far. Suing the state for trying to do something about that when the city has… https://t.co/ZxB5Gq48jT
Two San Francisco lawmakers want the city to consider suing California over a state law they see as an unfair, discriminatory mandate to build more market-rate housing. https://t.co/MPoUA37U3J
Anti-housing forces are so scared of our state housing wins — laws that’ll force SF to allow new homes — they’re threatening bogus lawsuits. NIMBYs gonna NIMBY 🤷🏻 Let’s be clear: Our state housing work will help dig out of our massive housing shortage. The facts👇🧵 https://t.co/UByPoAZTIh
Wait. What? @AaronPeskin you’ve had more years in office than any other city official and you’ve known about San Francisco’s housing shortage for decades. It seems like the state should be suing you. https://t.co/YAL4zDbjji
San Francisco hit a 10+ year low this year for new housing. Instead of trying to fix that abysmal reality, which leads to some of highest rents in the country, they apparently now want to sue the state. Can't make this stuff up. https://t.co/0zmDvaQMdw