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These articles always pit “newcomers” like Sonja Trauss (2012, originally from Philadelphia) against “long-time residents” like Jennifer Fieber (1990 from where
by Decade 11y ago
These articles always pit “newcomers” like Sonja Trauss (2012, originally from Philadelphia) against “long-time residents” like Jennifer Fieber (1990 from wherever).
What about my generation: Kids born in San Francisco, who are growing up in a city where either we stay with our parents indefinitely, we move into tech, or we move out of the area. In terms of the economy, we are newcomers, but in terms of community, we’re losing our friends and family. We need more room so we can move out of our parents’ houses.
So, when I see people like Fieber campaigning against more housing, I find it quite upsetting. This is the past stealing from the future.
- rconti 11y agoUnfortunately, "the past" votes more regularly than "the future" (particularly the future which is underage or not yet born). And they REALLY vote more than outsiders!
- SonjaKT 11y agoYEP! +1 SF has 11,000 "newcomers" per year that come here by being born here. Some of my most active volunteers are in just the situation you're describing - frustrated by the stress on their families caused by the kids either having to stay at home or move far away. The councilman from Mountain View who was instrumental in getting the 8000 new homes approved down there was anti-growth his whole life, until a couple years ago when both of his children, both in their 20s, were still living with him. It was a revelation for him. heh.