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representation of a Godzilla-like urban monster, used in urban/housing advocacy (by various parties with various meanings!). 

 

 

The earliest attested use was reference to a "monster of development" in Mission. Tweet from Plaza 16 Coalition, May 16, 2014

 

 

 

originally drawn by Alfred Twu in response to "Monster in the Mission" motif used by Mission activists to oppose project at 16th & Mission. We think the first published instance was "The Real Housing Monster," reprinted in ''SF Examiner ''column by Joel Engardio on Feb 15, 2015. 

[[File:Twu-The-Real-Housing-Monster.jpg|thumb|left|700px|Alfred Twu, NIMBY monster]]

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After Alfred Twu's "NIMBY monster", he drew variants which suggested a positive YIMBY / upzoning monster. It became an often-used motif and avatar for SFBARF (YIMBY org) and SFYIMBY.

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On August 22, 2019, Seattle-based Christopher Rufo, a former political candidate and now editor at City Journal, published an opinion piece "'New Left Urbanists' Want to Remake Your City" in the&nbsp;''Wall Street Journal.&nbsp;''It was accompanied by an illustration of a Godzilla-like creature, created by Chad Crowe, of Portland, Oregon.&nbsp;

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*Engardio, Joel. "[https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/a-monster-mash-to-shock-us-out-of-sf-housing-crisis/ A Monster Mash to shock us out of SF housing crisis]." [column].&nbsp;''San Francisco Examiner,&nbsp;''Feb. 15, 2015.<br/> &nbsp;