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The Insane Battle To Sabotage a New Apartment Building Explains San Francisco's Housing Crisis

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The Insane Battle To Sabotage a New Apartment Building Explains San Francisco's Housing Crisis

Why leaders watch it

Real-world example of how well-intended rules and veto points compound into paralysis, relevant to bureaucracy and incentives.

ReasonTV tells the story of Bob Tillman, who spent nearly five years and $1.4 million trying to convert his San Francisco laundromat into apartments. It walks through the permitting, appeals and neighborhood opposition he faced.

Topics: Systems thinking & complexity

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