> “Billionaires everywhere are used to just making their own rules — Zuckerberg and Chan are not unique, except that they’re our neighbors,” Mr. Kieschnick said. “But it’s a mystery why the city has been so feckless.”
> Mr. Kieschnick is a co-founder of a cellular phone company and now works as a green energy advocate. His phone company founded a political action committee to support candidates who fight climate change.
> He said that Mr. Zuckerberg, through his staff, had offered to buy his house. But he said he loved his home of more than 30 years and was daunted by the thought of moving.
I wonder if Zuckerberg knows what a dick move that is. Did he intend it as the middle finger that it appears to be?
My favorite person from the longer form NY Times article about this (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/us/mark-zuckerberg-palo-a...) is the 1 neighbor who is surrounded on 3 sides by Zuckerberg and refuses to sell.
> “Billionaires everywhere are used to just making their own rules — Zuckerberg and Chan are not unique, except that they’re our neighbors,” Mr. Kieschnick said. “But it’s a mystery why the city has been so feckless.”
> Mr. Kieschnick is a co-founder of a cellular phone company and now works as a green energy advocate. His phone company founded a political action committee to support candidates who fight climate change.
> He said that Mr. Zuckerberg, through his staff, had offered to buy his house. But he said he loved his home of more than 30 years and was daunted by the thought of moving.
> So far, his answer has been no.
“the nearly eight years of continual construction.”
Oof