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The Mission 'douchebags'
Okay, you have to read this. When a 1990s tech-startup guy who admits he was part of the last generation of gentrification is now so fed up with the new arrival of high-paid techies that he's ready to...
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Crapitalism
560K of real estateBoston.comHappy Father's Day! Be good to your dad (assuming he's alive/you know who he is) and enjoy your kids (assuming you have any/know who they are).A remarkable story crossed my...
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Anti-gentrification activists “GET OUT” with Pride
A group of activists used the Pride Parade to make a political statement by marching with a faux Google bus, an action meant to call attention to gentrification in San Francisco. They rented a white...
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On displacement, journalism, and the Guardian's fake Google-buser video
After the Google bus was blocked by protesters, the shouting began.Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezIt’s been a whirlwind morning here in the Guardian newsroom. First our coverage of the surprise Google bus...
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SF Board of Supervisors approves new tenant protections
Housing affordability has become the top issue in San Francisco, as today's meeting reinforced.Rebecca BoweThe Board of Supervisors today (Tues/17) gave unanimous final approval to legislation aimed at...
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Read this: 11 national news outlets cover SF’s tech culture war
Screenshot of Fox News "The Willis Report" with Gerri Willis.Those of us in the Bay Area have long followed the rising rents, floods of evictions, and growing resentment between long-time Bay Area...
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VIDEO: Tech buses blocked hours before vote on bus stop fees
Activist poet Tony Robles in the reflection of a tech bus, stopped by a protest earlier today Photo by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezTwo tech buses were surrounded and blockaded by over 100 protesters...
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Manhattanization revisited
Is more, taller, and denser housing the answer to San Francisco's affordability crisis?The Guardian started writing about "the Manhattanization of San Francisco" more than 40 years ago.ILLUSTRATION BY...
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Controversial housing proposal at 16th and Mission follows calls to "Clean up...
Artist rendering of the 10-story housing project proposed for 16th and Mission streets.El Tecolote had a great cover story last week about the coalition that has formed to oppose a large housing...
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Poll says SF loves tech buses, doesn't ask Spanish speakers
A Latino family rallies against gentrification of the Mission district at the "Our Mission: No Eviction" protest last year Photo by Shane Menez/EL TECOLOTESan Franciscans love tech, they're totally...
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Report details how brown and black communities are decimated, step by step
Screen grab of the report released by Causa Justa.Gentrification is a word so oft-used in conversations about San Francisco that it's easy to forget what it means.A report released yesterday by the...
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Picture of SF's extreme income equality worth thousands of words
The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project uses Brookings Institute data to show SF's fast-growing income gap.Sometimes visuals paint a picture in a visceral way that mere numbers can’t, and that was the case...
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UPDATED Dropbox employees drop money for Mission soccer field, kick out...
Mission neighborhood tension has never been higher. The tech fueled boom has predominantly white and Asian newcomers butting heads with Latino neighbors who are long-time residents. The newest scuffle...
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