Is there any actual evidence of "winning" outside the headline? The best the article can muster is a single pending lawsuit that, if successful, would allow the construction of one (1) home in Sausalito.
See:
SB2 - Subsidized housing bond
SB35 - Streamlining construction
SB167 - Housing Accountability Act enforcement, written with help from YIBMY affiliate CARLA (carlaef.org)
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert...
The legislation that Scott Wiener was able to recently get through the state government, for one.
http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editor...