Is more, taller, and denser housing the answer to San Francisco's affordability crisis?
The Guardian started writing about "the Manhattanization of San Francisco" more than 40 years ago.
ILLUSTRATION BY LOUIS DUNN FOR SF BAY GUARDIAN, 1971The housing crisis is spurring pro-development arguments that threaten to hasten the "Manhattanization of San Francisco," a buzzphrase from another era that led to local controls on high-rise development.
The city is getting richer and less diverse, and the unaddressed displacement of longtime residents has fueled populist outrage. Now, politicians are finally getting the message, but some are offering solutions that may reopen old civic wounds.Read more »
