The Chron and the Examiner both have big stories today about the anger over Mayor Daniel Lurie’s plan to increase housing density on the West Side of town. People are angry; Lurie is facing hostile crowds at town halls, and the Ex ran a piece saying that the city’s future is at stake:

What’s at stake is not just zoning, but the future of San Francisco’s historic neighborhoods, parks, public vistas and architecture — the international character that draws millions of visitors. Tourists don’t come to see a wall of anonymous mid-rises; they come for the distinct scale, green space and beauty that make San Francisco instantly recognizable. Upzoning risks erasing that identity. Once lost, it cannot be replaced.

Lurie is telling people he agrees:

Lurie has pushed back by pointing out that if

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