I would disagree with that. I'm for building and renewal. Too many SFers want to keep SF preserved as if it was the turn of the past century. They want a small town bucolic feel. But reality is that the sleepy town is in the midst of a metropolis but many residents resist the notion, even those affected by the policies restricting growth.

Renters and owners alike bristle at the possibility of their neighborhood changing its look and feel. They use words like gentrification, manhattanizatioon,; they also support restrictions on building as ridiculous as the ones which state that the shadow from new buildings shall not block the sun on a public park between specific hours. So its couched as nature friendly, in the meantime it is strictly anti building. People want to eat their cakes and have them too.