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As Mayor Daniel Lurie ponders who he will appoint to replace District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio, he has embarked on a listening tour in the Sunset.

Sunset residents, who just recalled Engardio in a 63-37 vote, were ready to talk — especially about the mayor’s plan to upzone much of the Westside of the city, including their neighborhood. Increasing height and density has not been greeted warmly by neighborhoods like this one, which have, for decades, produced fewer new housing units compared to the rest of the city.

Josephine Zhao, president of the Ch