[larryliu]

but property prices of SF are still 10x-40x my little town's main street. If the situation in SF downtown is "trouble", small towns are in much deeper trouble since the beginning of time.

Policy has consequences. Yes, nice consequences for hundreds of emerging towns and neighborhoods, while SF get what it deserves from decades of anti-housing anti-building exclusive policy.

Urbanism means inclusion and cooperation. Urbanism doesn't mean give favor policy to well developed cities who allow vested interests to exploit newcomers.