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This title is false. San Francisco's population is increasing and Oakland's is decreasing. It should be called the San Francisco influx.
by fogonthedowns 13y ago
This title is false. San Francisco's population is increasing and Oakland's is decreasing. It should be called the San Francisco influx.
- ScottWhigham 13y agoI think you're missing part of the point - are the people moving into SF buying houses/condos or are they renting? I think the point of the article was that housing prices are so high that people can't buy, thus it's going to become a city of renters where properties are only owned by the very wealthy. From a city culture standpoint, I think we would all be in agreement that a city where people own their own homes results in a better environment (more people would be politically active within their district, kids go from K-12 at the same school district thus grow up with a stronger sense of community, etc). I also think we would be in agreement that it's a stronger country when the citizens can afford to buy their own homes rather than rent them from the 0.0005% who can afford to own in SF.