A San Francisco city council member who suggested that the Blue Angels should be banned from the city’s airspace expressed his frustration Sunday about outside criticism of the city and its policies.
District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston, a self-described Democratic socialist, asked why so many outside San Francisco – with no connection to the Bay Area – are "so focused on San Francisco housing policy and constantly attacking SF tenants, BIPOC residents, and progressive local elected officials?
It’s really strange." FILE: The Transamerica Pyramid and Sales Force tower are seen at sunset in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Jan.
17, 2022. (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images) The tweet elicited many replies commenting on the high cost of living and housing shortage in San Francisco, issues that spill into other cities and jurisdictions. "Genuine answer: SF is ground zero for the housing shortage in the United States, and elected officials there continue to make excuses to do anything but build enough housing to keep up with economic growth," wrote one Twitter user. "No one else wants their own electeds getting the same idea," he said.
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