david robertsDec 20, 2022

This is a very common but also ridiculous & demagogic take.

RT @[email protected]

The Techies came to San Francisco, made their money, drove up real estate prices and left. They strip-mined the culture, leaving behind a shell of what was once the most vibrant city on the West Coast. It became all about money. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/17/business/economy/california-san-francisco-empty-downtown.html?fbclid=IwAR0bLcpb_qph-ZK6-XRb7lOrT5XPjPkZH4Zjwol8Zi7evW29exHrDkNgbHs

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/HankPlante/status/1604183071061786624

What Comes Next for San Francisco’s Emptied Downtown

Tech workers are still at home. The $17 salad place is expanding into the suburbs. So what is left in San Francisco?

The New York Times
Show threaddavid robertsDec 20, 2022
Growing is *good* for a city -- precisely what a city should aim for. Cities that aren't growing are dying. The only way to fuck up growth is to allow entitled incumbents to block all attempts to build homes for newcomers. All other dysfunctions grow out of that.
Show threadLindsay BrownDec 20, 2022
@drvolts The neoliberal 'solution' to building, ie the YIMBY take, is not consistent with green goals and sustainability. Please don't fall into this trap. The market *cannot* fix housing or cities.
Show threadr00tdenied
@lidsville @drvolts The YIMBY solution is up zoning and increasing density along with promoting improvements like mass transit which absolutely is green and sustainable. What you propose creates further housing shortages, rent increases and car centric infrastructure that increases pollution.
Dec 20, 2022 at 11:14pmWeb