The Board of Supes approved Mayor Lurie’s Rich Family Zoning Plan today after rejecting an amendment that would protect all rent-controlled housing.

The vote was 7-4, with Sups. Connie Chan, Chyanne Chen, Jackie Fielder, and Shamann Walton in opposition.

By the same vote, the supes rejected a Chan amendment that would have removed from the upzoning any existing housing units that are under rent control.

Newly appointed Sup. Alan Wong opposed the amendment and supported the plan.

The vote was no surprise: The conservative pro-development forces control the Board of Supes, and the Land Use and Transportation Committee had already rejected amendments to protect existing housing.

Sup. Bilal Mahmood insisted that the city already protects most housing from demolition, and Principal Planner

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