It's easy to slash bike tires, it's hard to move into a high paying job in SF when you're not already on the right track. I'm one of the people doing my fair share of displacing low income people. And that's because I happen to be able to afford the huge rent.
Do I like seeing that kind of money going to my landlord? No way!
Would I be interested in seeing more political initiatives designed to increase the housing supply? Yes!
Am I worried about who will be able to afford to live here and teach my kids or police the streets? Yes again!
What about the chronic nimbyism that plagues the area? People that already own houses here are desperate not to see any devaluation to their properties.
It pains me to see the murals in the Mission portraying tech people as the bad guys, when to me it's more like we're just the visible newcomers that are getting most of the blame. At least for now we get to share some of the attention with the bike sharing system.
Do I like seeing that kind of money going to my landlord? No way! Would I be interested in seeing more political initiatives designed to increase the housing supply? Yes! Am I worried about who will be able to afford to live here and teach my kids or police the streets? Yes again! What about the chronic nimbyism that plagues the area? People that already own houses here are desperate not to see any devaluation to their properties.
It pains me to see the murals in the Mission portraying tech people as the bad guys, when to me it's more like we're just the visible newcomers that are getting most of the blame. At least for now we get to share some of the attention with the bike sharing system.