San Francisco needs to get its act together. Richest, smartest city in the US, perhaps the planet, and its downtown is barely habitable, and development/improvement is relegated to very exclusive rich areas.
The population of SF has declined 7% since 2020. With a population decline that steep, can't they just maintain the housing units they have?
I'm sure the deficit far far exceeds 7%
As if this is exclusive to SF. The urban decay is happening everywhere. The US is very poorly planned and built. Car centric transportation simply does not scale. It's not good for people nor is it good for the environment. (No, electric cars and FSD will not salvage the situation)
Smartest? Based on what arrogance?
Downtown has never been where the bulk of the ppl in SF live or hang out. It is for the “bridge and tunnel crowd” —- mostly offices and businesses; and not meant to be habitable.
Not true; for a long time, the rich people lived around second street/rincon hill (neighborhood known as "East Cut" today referring to the Second Street Cut, which levelled the area to improve transportation).
This is quite sad and indicative of how poorly planned the city is due to car centric transportation and car culture.