Why San Francisco’s city government is so dysfunctional
As someone who&#x27;s family has been in the bay area for over a century I was disappointed the article didn&#x27;t mention any of the old money families who&#x27;ve controlled SF politics for decades.<p>This article[0] mentions some, though not all of the families (The Aliotos aren&#x27;t mentioned here for example). While I haven&#x27;t fully kept up, I know in the 90s at least a quarter of the financial district was held by two families. They own a ridiculous amount of the city&#x27;s most valuable real estate and getting into office without their approval seems impossible.<p>I&#x27;ve been wanting <i>someone</i> to do a deep dive on them forever but it never happens and any analysis that lacks them feels pretty disappointing.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.latimes.com&#x2F;projects&#x2F;la-pol-ca-gavin-newsom-san-francisco-money&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.latimes.com&#x2F;projects&#x2F;la-pol-ca-gavin-newsom-san-...</a>