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@gmail.com> 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@gmail.com> 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.


- marina

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