Angelo Sangiacomo is a goddamned saint.<p>He <i>probably</i> caused the start of rent control in SF with his &quot;promise&quot; to increase rents in his buildings by something like 100% per year, every single year. [0] AIUI, he <i>never</i> sells buildings; he buys or builds them to <i>rent apartments to people</i>. And now, there&#x27;s the Trinity Towers deal! He&#x27;s rich as fuck from the landlording business, but -from what I know of him- he deserves every penny.<p>&gt; Too often, the debate about development ignores those people, or makes great promises but fails to deliver.<p>The city&#x27;s schizophrenic attitudes with regards to housing development confuse me. Something stinks in this city, and it&#x27;s not just the Combined Sewer System. ;)<p>[0] IIRC, the story goes that he publicly made this proclamation shortly after the passage of Prop 13.