Critics of Mayor Daniel Lurie’s plan to allow tens of thousands of new homes in San Francisco are ramping up their political pressure.
And if detractors — including former Supervisor Aaron Peskin — don’t get their way, San Francisco may see another contentious ballot fight over its housing crisis next year.
The conflict centers around what Lurie calls his “family zoning” plan, an effort to authorize taller, denser residential buildings near transit from the Marina to the Richmond and Sunset districts. Lurie’s proposal, introduced in April, is intended to help the city fulfill its state-mandated goal of planning for 82,000 new housing units by 2031. If San Francisco doesn’t make an earnest attempt to meet that goal, the state could seize control of the housing approval process in the city…