People who live here, and I mean actually live here, not ones that just pop in for a few years and decide it needs to change.
YIMBYism is very misguided in SF.
YIMBYism is very misguided in SF.
(Also, the idea that you need to have lived here for some arbitrary tenure to vote on issues is gross.)
In other words, it's nice that your family was able to make it work here, and I genuinely think that it is an important perspective to consider, but maybe keep in mind that just because others weren't / aren't as fortunate doesn't mean they shouldn't have an equal claim to shaping the city's future.
All of those past issues are gone as of 70-40 years ago, harping about them is orthogonal.
I know plenty of people who're poor who've managed to stick it out as well, or they left for greener pastures and are happy with those choices.
And as I've said elsewhere - building is fine, but this building is ridiculous.
For another, the fact that some people are able to make it work doesn't change the fact that the policies you and your friends advocate for actively make it harder for people to "stick it out." Which is a convenient way to limit who gets a say in what this city becomes.