How Elites Are Reshaping San Francisco PoliticsRandy Shawbyline‚ May. 16‚ 2005In recent weeks, San Francisco has seen corporate and development interests move to make Mission Bay a hub for biotechnology, Rincon Hill a refuge for wealthy condo owners, and Mid-Market a radically-transformed home for upscale residential and office development. Voters never approved this dramatic reshaping of San Francisco, and this agenda did not emerge out of any public hearing process. Instead, while activists are given three minutes to shape policy by speaking at public hearings, the city's elite is making backroom decisions regarding who will live and work in San Francisco that threaten progressive politics in District 6 and all of San Francisco. |