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In the far northwest of San Francisco, it’s rare to find support for the city’s plan to increase density and height limits in the less-developed, yet “well-resourced” neighborhoods that dominate the west side of the city.

But some 20 people at a Richmond District community meeting on Monday evening indicated YIMBYs may have a small toehold of support here.

Yvonne Perez, a homeowner in the Richmond since 2017, said at the meeting that she understands her neighbors who are concerned about views being obstructed, or fear change. She used to be one of them.

“I wasn’t sure what to make of the upzoning plan. I didn’t want the Richmond to become downto

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