>but that's not the sort of grass root support that feeds a living artistic community. When you get some artists worthy of grassroots support, trust me, it'll

>but that's not the sort of grass root support that feeds a living artistic community. When you get some artists worthy of grassroots support, trust me, it'll come. Believe it or not, I came to SF 6 years ago to become a writer. It took me less than a year to realize that most of the writers in SF live in denial and are delusional. They believe the writing community here is as great as LA and NY and the only reason they can't get published is because of the evil, corporate publishing companies. This type of attitude is typical for all walks of life in SF, too, which is one of the reasons it will never regain the artistic prominence it had in the 60's. SF has yet to move past its counter-culture roots, despite the fact the rest of the country already has. That makes everything holding on to the old message feel dated and stale. Dated and stale do not make for good art. >This story isn't about The Grove, it is about the tragedy of gentrification. Gentrification isn't the real tragedy, here. It's complacency. Manhattan remains THE center of art and culture in America, despite several decades of heavy gentrification and a staggeringly high cost of living that SF has only recently been able to match. What's your excuse, again? They're closing your favorite late night hangout? Find another.