[sudo-discuss] new occuption in SF: #gezigardens

[Anthony Di Franco]

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 at 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 at 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.
>>
>> more info at
>> http://www.sfbg.com/politics/2013/06/04/former-hayes-valley-farm-site-occupied-renamed-gezi-gardensand on twitter at #gezigardens.
>>
>> - marina
>>
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