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Agreed -- an amazingly good piece. I doubt that many will actually read all of it, but if you're curious about why San Francisco is in the state it's in, Kim-M
by bcantrill 13y ago
Agreed -- an amazingly good piece. I doubt that many will actually read all of it, but if you're curious about why San Francisco is in the state it's in, Kim-Mai Cutler gives you no excuses for not educating yourself.
Also, for those that believe there is no alternative: the East Bay remains the best kept secret in San Francisco. When we moved here from the City for schools, we were braced for a let-down -- but having been here for six years, we know now that we will never return to the City, even when the kids are grown and gone...
- hyperbovine 13y agoSssh. The last thing we need is the SV army marching over here and ruining our half-priced rent, real cultural/economic diversity, better food/weather/everything, etc. Sssh.
- bcantrill 13y agoCrap -- you're right; sorry. Never mind, everyone! It's terrible over here -- crime is even worse than they say (I'm writing this while being carjacked), the cities can't function (two Occupy protestors have been camped on my front lawn since last year, and 911 redirects me to a recording), and the commutes are horrific (I have started working the graveyard shift just to avoid traffic). So save yourselves -- stay in the West Bay!
- dasil003 13y agoToo late you selfish bastards. I'll see you in January!
- eli_gottlieb 13y ago>two Occupy protestors have been camped on my front lawn since last year Oh, brilliant, I'll be right over! WE ARE THE 99%! ARISE YE WORKERS FROM YOUR SLUMBER!
- smsm42 13y agoHow SV army could ruin the weather?
- sliverstorm 13y agoI thought the riots & protests were specifically about Googlers moving to the East Bay.
- throwaway092834 13y agoThat would be limited to west oakland which has always been extremely politically insular (tied up in racism and racial politics from last century). The east bay at large, especially the suburbs, is quite welcoming to tech and success.
- raldi 13y agoPlease don't capitalize "city" when referring to SF. To smaller cities it looks pompous, and to bigger cities, laughable.
- JoeAltmaier 13y agoThat goes way back - I understand that Istanbul is a corruption of 'to the city'. SO once upon a time road signs in Turkey just said 'to the city'.
- raldi 13y agoAnd yet the residents of Istanbul (and New York, London, Tokyo, Paris...) don't go around thumping their chests with superfluous capitalization of the word "city".
- lttlrck 13y agoThe City of London is such a place. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_London http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_London
- akgerber 13y agoReferring to Manhattan as 'the city' is very common: http://gothamist.com/2012/05/21/do_you_refer_to_manhattan_as_the_ci.php http://gothamist.com/2012/05/21/do_you_refer_to_manhattan_as... Whether it's capitalized is just a matter of taste, as seen in the comments.
- JoeAltmaier 13y agoUh, said road signs? That was them, calling Constantinople 'the City'.
- binarycrusader 13y agoHaving only lived in the SF Bay Area for a few years now, everyone I know that lives in the SF Bay Area refers to San Francisco simply as "the city". They say things like "I went to the city this weekend", etc. So while I agree with the silly capitalisation, I also think it's a losing battle. It's also not a behaviour unique to the SF Bay Area; when I lived in a fairly rural area (pop. < 10K spread over quite a few miles), the largest city nearby was often referred to as "the city" by everyone that lived outside the largest nearby city (which was Kansas City where I lived).