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by brianmcconnell 3715 days ago
Twenty year SF resident here, and property owner. I am consistently amazed at how selfish a lot of people here are. They'll talk about how pro-housing they are, until someone bulldozes a teardown home on their street and _gasp_ builds infill development.

I am one of the last single family homes on my street, and as much as I would like it to remain a quaint little street, it needs denser development, so I've never complained about the condos going up. My property rights end at my property line (simple concept but one that confounds weak minds who can't be bothered to read the fine print when they bought their place).

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My property rights end at my property line (simple concept but one that confounds weak minds who can't be bothered to read the fine print when they bought their place).

Zoning is a bit more complex than that. And isn't simply about "property rights."