As State Sen. Scott Wiener moves toward his next ambitious political move—a run for Congress—residents of the neighborhoods where he will need votes are going to start to see the results of his housing agenda.

Mayor Daniel Lurie’s West Side zoning plan is, in large part, a result of Wiener’s legislation, which forces cities to accept more luxury housing with no money for the infrastructure of affordable units that San Francisco needs.

The latest, SB 79, which is on the governor’s desk, would allow massive new development in “transit rich” areas, which includes most of San Francisco. (The measure includes no money for new transit at a time when Muni and BART are facing a near-fatal financial crisis.)

But there’s more.

SB 423, which Weiner authored and the governor signed in 2023, essent

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