It took 10 years to open a store

Home Depot moves closer to opening a store in San Francisco:

After nearly 10 years of debate over whether to open a Home Depot in San Francisco, a city known for its anti-big box ways, the store is one step closer to becoming a reality on Bayshore Boulevard.

This story has it all.It takes 10 years for Home Depot to convince a city to open a store.No property rights here.San Francisco,like other Blue cities,isn't trendy.They seem to be the last to adopt to new ways of doing business.No wonder their population is shrinking.How reactionary.S.F.Gate