tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post1915003783761557497..comments2023-11-05T02:49:49.453-08:00Comments on 40 going on 28: I'm all for new housing BUTTKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08123364195474763594noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-86796108828062434722013-08-02T16:07:59.673-07:002013-08-02T16:07:59.673-07:00Yeah, I'm all for new housing too. Just wish i...Yeah, I'm all for new housing too. Just wish it didn't all fall into 90% luxury and 10% very low income. I''ll be back in the city someday. Well, maybe.The Tenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17239206321140504376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-34537843530467357672013-07-31T09:04:42.226-07:002013-07-31T09:04:42.226-07:00As soon as I read "Chill Lounge" I pictu...As soon as I read "Chill Lounge" I pictured a bunch of developers in hardhats and suits saying "we have to make this HIP for the KIDS. What words are the KIDS using these days?"Stoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14998000645977104870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-84396865235357751622013-07-29T13:57:08.936-07:002013-07-29T13:57:08.936-07:00Wait, are we talking housing policy? Do I have to ...Wait, are we talking housing policy? Do I have to pipe in and say how "adding" housing isn't real if it's all for fancy folk or pied-à-terres for out-of-towners? Ah, no, I can just enjoy the ridiculousness of the chill lounge. Who could possible chill on chairs like that? That chill-renderer should be fired.<br /><br />I wanted to hate Sweet November but found myself succumbing to its tragic/sappy plot and crying the whole time. But if we're talking about SF-shot films, I recommend Dark Passage (1947), if only for the prices mentioned for local taxis and plastic surgery. Great movie to boot. Tamagosanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583066213197379712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-30232324982738538192013-07-29T11:46:30.128-07:002013-07-29T11:46:30.128-07:00Lord knows I'm in favor of development, I'...Lord knows I'm in favor of development, I'm a huge proponent of urban density. But building new places for rich people and no one else is not really helping anything. Or not helping out greatly since as The Tens pointed out- the prices will come in above what the people being forced out can afford. So it will create a new market rather than meet an existing market demand. <br />periqueblendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10199228518602721581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-23516456427296449572013-07-26T21:55:08.013-07:002013-07-26T21:55:08.013-07:00There should just be a new rule that no one is all...There should just be a new rule that no one is allowed to use the word "chill," period, in any context. Not even with respect to white Zinfandel or a surprisingly cold morning. Drastic situations require drastic solutions. GGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261527701229835583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-56692020954545109442013-07-26T14:01:57.144-07:002013-07-26T14:01:57.144-07:00Huh, I don't think I've ever even HEARD of...Huh, I don't think I've ever even HEARD of "Sweet November." Thanks for the tip.TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123364195474763594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-90396917048845341812013-07-26T13:28:10.042-07:002013-07-26T13:28:10.042-07:00The proposals for legalizing in-law units could he...The proposals for <a href="http://www.spur.org/events/calendar/secondary-units-adding-sfs-housing-stock" rel="nofollow">legalizing in-law units</a> could help, and could increase housing stock quickly.<br /><br />And for some reason the dot com talk reminded me of Sweet November (which if I remember correctly didn't have any dot com in it, right?). <a href="http://www.filminamerica.com/Movies/SweetNovember/" rel="nofollow">Shooting locations here</a> -- a lot of Dolores Park and Potrero, though the apartment scenes were shot on a soundstage on Treasure Island.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-86583397909761754682013-07-26T12:28:41.820-07:002013-07-26T12:28:41.820-07:00Tens - Hey, if everyone agreed with me, the world ...Tens - Hey, if everyone agreed with me, the world would be BEAUTIFUL and MAGICAL no just kidding, I totally respect where you're coming from. I don't want SF to be the next Hong Kong either, but NYC or Paris would be OK. I guess I would like to see more housing built but not so much that the city loses its character. I hate to see people like you forced out, and I kinda think more housing would help prevent that. TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123364195474763594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-77368061378177041112013-07-26T12:20:33.068-07:002013-07-26T12:20:33.068-07:00The reason that there are no normal (and cheaper) ...The reason that there are no normal (and cheaper) buildings being built is because there is so much more money to be made building high end apartments and condos. My girlfriend and I were looking for an apartment and for shits and giggles I signed up for NEMA (10th & Market) updates. The cheapest apartment in that complex is a studio for $2,357 (and most studios there are higher than that). After searching in vain for an affordable spot in San Francisco, I will soon be writing from my semi-suburban apartment in Oakland.<br /><br />While I completely disagree with some of your opinions, I always appreciate your writing. I don't think San Francisco should aspire to be the next Hong Kong, New York, or Paris... but it's on its way. <br />(-thetens)The Tenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17239206321140504376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-47220660164917613492013-07-26T12:16:26.965-07:002013-07-26T12:16:26.965-07:00Dear TK: Ah, it's alright, and your dickish hu...Dear TK: Ah, it's alright, and your dickish humor is what's priceless about this site. Didn't realize you worked in the neighborhood, which means we know many of the same insane street people. That makes you an honorary local resident. Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-35968636973885647312013-07-26T10:53:15.691-07:002013-07-26T10:53:15.691-07:00Walked up Market the other day from Van Ness towar...Walked up Market the other day from Van Ness towards the Castro. Four big new developments going up. In my 20 years here, there's never been anything close to this much development in the center of town (though there has been in the Mission Bay, South Beach, ballpark-area).<br /><br />I live in a fantasy world where this will immediately bring housing prices in the Mission down to more reasonable rates. <br /><br />Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395319755814215066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-16247511633798825952013-07-26T10:36:59.819-07:002013-07-26T10:36:59.819-07:00Michael - I'm sure the people will be fine. I&...Michael - I'm sure the people will be fine. I'm just being a dick. Didn't mean to rankle. Also, I'm editorializing from my office in the Civic Center, not my home in the Semi-Suburban Avenues.TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123364195474763594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-82448488061270222542013-07-26T10:22:57.209-07:002013-07-26T10:22:57.209-07:00You SHOULD feel dirty for linking to pandodaily. A...You SHOULD feel dirty for linking to pandodaily. All those lovely people in those overpriced apartments are going to be my new neighbors in Civic Center, which is okay, but editorializing about it from your home in the Semi-Suburban Avenues is not. (Sorry, but it rankles.) And why did you have to bring up 40 Days and 40 Nights? I had successfully put that piece of Catholic Hetero Sex Romp Garbage out of my mind.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.com