[nvrmnd]

Free market principles do not apply well for apartments because of the limits on supplies and services and other externalities so I (like most here) am pretty supportive of legislation managing this. However, the legislative ideas and overall process for coming up with good, fair, and efficient laws in SF is absolutely abysmal. The lawmakers listen to the voters and the voters insist on laws that are just, well, bad. This affects every aspect of life in SF from housing, homelessness, schools, small business, etc.

Later in this interview they get into public schools, and the implications of the lottery system. While this is well-intentioned this is really a terrible policy, I personally moved out of SF largely because of this issue (I have 3 kiddos so private school is not an option).

The example he gives is that despite living a stone's throw away from a high school his child was allocated to a school 1 hour bus ride away. This is really how it works for anyone living near one of the better schools. In addition to it effectively destroying the community aspect of schools where your kids go to school with the neighbors which facilitates neighboring families meeting each other and becoming friends, walking to school together, and so on.

The policy is well intentioned, but ultimately does more harm than good and everyone who is closely involved and knowledgable about the system is completely powerless. The voters just don't care what any experts or those affected say, they just vote on ideology. Quite frankly it feels a lot like the way in which Texas voters could not, evidently, care less about the plight of women with complications in pregnancy.

[Gibbon1]

> In addition to it effectively destroying the community aspect of schools where your kids go to school with the neighbors which facilitates neighboring families meeting each other and becoming friends, walking to school together, and so on.

This is the reason I'm hardcore opposed to bussing. It disrupts the ability of your stereotypical battle axe mothers from riding the schools ass. I'm sure school district goldbricks love that.

Personal view point which may not be universal. It's supposedly a lottery. But my friends with mixed race kids all got accepted to the better schools. And my friends whose kids have Norman Rockwell nature all got accepted to the schools where the district dumps the problematic kids.

[tapoxi]

Teachers hate it. A kid with a one hour commute got less sleep, and is typically exhausted. This means poor educational performance and behavior problems.

[KolenCh]

For a moment I thought you are saying that insisting on laws that are just is bad.