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    Design and Architecture

    Will SB 827 smash local control of development?

    State senator Scott Wiener has taken the fight over housing to where it hurts: single family neighborhoods.

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    By Frances Anderton • Apr 17, 2018 • 1 min read

    State senator Scott Wiener has taken the fight over housing to where it hurts: single family neighborhoods.

    Senator Scott Wiener, who represents San Francisco in the state legislature, is the author of SB 827. He says building more housing is critical to the state’s future. He says putting housing near mass transit would also cut down on traffic and sprawl. Photo credit: Saul Gonzalez

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Avishay Artsy

      Producer, DnA: Design and Architecture

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      Saul Gonzalez

      Reporter

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      Thomas Sevcik

      Co-Founder and CEO of the Arthesia Group, which provides strategic insight on cities, and is based in Zurich and Los Angeles.

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