Aaron Peskin’s Been a Force for and Against Housing in SF for 20 Years. Now Comes the Real Test

Aaron Peskin, the president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the city’s most influential politician this century, has housing on his mind, just as he has since he was first elected in 2000. For the past 23 years, Peskin has been in and out of City Hall, serving some time as head of SF’s Democratic Party in between terms as supervisor, keeping tabs on local affairs even when not in office. During this time, San Francisco has continued a long run of saying “no” to housing in most parts of town. Critics say Peskin is a main culprit in the naysaying, but Peskin and his boosters hold him up as a pioneer who has always embraced density. <a href="https://thefrisc.com/aaron-peskins-been-a-force-for-and-against-housing-in-sf-for-20-years-now-comes-the-real-test-00a5902519e7">Website</a>