5 Jun
2013
5 Jun
'13
5:19 p.m.
The SFBG article states that the construction planned is for 185 units,
with an unspecified number of low-income units to follow at an unspecified
time in the future. Meanwhile, the Gezi Gardens press release quoted in the
SFBG article states in part, "the San Francisco Tenants Union reports that
over 30,000 housing units are vacant in San Francisco. We believe that the
city should develop housing units in existing vacant buildings instead of
places like this beautiful farm and green space."
Is that claim accounted for in your views about what is likely to make
living in the city more affordable? How if so? (I don't know much about
housing economics and politics in San Francisco myself and I am looking to
learn more from this controversy.)
On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Jehan Tremback <jehan.tremback(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
I doubt that a farm will make SF rent any more
affordable, while new
housing will. Building temporary structures is a great use of an
underutilized backyard, but there is no way that a plywood hexayurt will
last 200+ years like an actual building will (not that your hexayurts
aren't awesome, Morten).
There seems to be a group of people who are intensely interested in
agriculture, but only if it will lead to a confrontation with the police.
There are also people who have strong opinions about the zoning of
neighborhoods they do not live in, despite never having attended a single
planning board meeting.
OSF, to me, was less hypocritical because the stated aim was always
occupation as a means to protest greater societal ills. Squatting in empty
buildings also makes some sense because the space is not being utilized.
Blocking construction that will make the city more affordable, while
sustaining well-paying unionized construction jobs is handwavy posturing.
-Jehan
On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 4:57 PM, Marina Kukso <marina.kukso(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
hey friends,
morten is building a yurt (
https://twitter.com/OccupyOakland/status/342041218806599681) over at a
new occupation site in sf: gezi gardens.
folks there want to build an ecovillage, which i believe is relevant to
the interests of at least some sudoers.
more info at
http://www.sfbg.com/politics/2013/06/04/former-hayes-valley-farm-site-occup…
on twitter at #gezigardens.
- marina
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