Article doesn't mention that none of the developers are trying to raze down beautiful Victorian houses to build skyscrapers. Most of SF, West of Van Ness avenue, remains untouched, even the super ugly single family houses in Richmond and Sunset. All the development is happening in Eastern Neighborhoods; SOMA, Mission Bay and Central Waterfront.
A very small percentage of the construction overall that's happening in the Mission district and Potrero hill is creating all this anti development noise. Even in these neighborhoods developers just want to build housing in underutilized land..
like this laundromat: http://sf.curbed.com/2014/5/23/10095908/38-housing-units-pro...
or a graffiti lined warehouse: http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/real-estate/201...