If it is true that...

Constructing new homes can make a neighborhood more affordable and provide more high-quality housing options

Then it must be true that...

Under-building leads to a competition for existing housing, which increases rents and prices out all but the wealthiest

If it is true that...

The housing shortage is partly due to a 1978 decision to downzone the city, reducing allowed density and making multifamily apartment buildings illegal in most areas

Then it must be true that...

Under-building leads to a competition for existing housing, which increases rents and prices out all but the wealthiest

If it is true that...

A single individual can halt any development by filing a CEQA lawsuit

Then it must be true that...

Under-building leads to a competition for existing housing, which increases rents and prices out all but the wealthiest

If it is true that...

Complex and unpredictable permitting processes make building slow and expensive

Then it must be true that...

Under-building leads to a competition for existing housing, which increases rents and prices out all but the wealthiest

If it is true that...

San Francisco has not permitted sufficient housing construction for several decades

Then it must be true that...

Under-building leads to a competition for existing housing, which increases rents and prices out all but the wealthiest