Yeah, I'm no lawyer, but there are many many cases of court orders leading what would otherwise be monumentally long legislative actions. Slavery, voting rights, eminent domain, asset forfeiture, and tons of others.

Housing isn't in the bill of rights directly, but equal protection is.

Basically, SF housing comes down to a battle of:

- I have a right to defend my housing equity/wealth (currently winning and will continue to win legislatively because the money is here)

- I have a right to a house (the moral choice, but far and away the less-monied, and therefore zero chance of legislative redress)

It isn't just SF, this is fundamentally a generational war across the entire US, practically everywhere.