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Richmond is the most depressed city in the Bay Area. It's a horrible place. I spent time there in the early 80's and it was bad then, but it's a lot worse now
by e40 13y ago
Richmond is the most depressed city in the Bay Area. It's a horrible place. I spent time there in the early 80's and it was bad then, but it's a lot worse now.
Given the federal government is going to do nothing about the problem, I applaud the mayor for creative thinking. I don't think it'll work, but maybe it will spur someone into a more reasonable action.
- dnautics 13y agocreative is not necessarily good. Even if it's "for the better" - there are several questions you have to ask: "whose benefit is it for?" Keep in mind that these sorts of urban renewal efforts (especially those backed by eminent domain) are exactly the efforts that get called "gentrification" by left-leaning individuals. Are we actually helping out the people who live there, or are we lining the pockets of developers and speculators at the expense of a slightly wealthier but less connected entity? Finally - "do the ends justify the means". Maybe you believe that the ends always justify the means. One may wonder though, if the city does this, what will it do next? How could this newfound, "creative" power be used for ill? There is a reason why, fundamentally, we should like for our governments to have defined, proscribed powers, and not "creative" powers.