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Re:Changing San Francisco is foreseen as a haven for wealthy... by archagon on Sunday August 16, 2015 @06:46PM (#10070548)
For many people, SF wouldn't be SF without the older buildings and neighborhoods. You'd arguably be destroying the character of the city just for the chance to live there.

Also, I don't think I've ever seen an affordable apartment highrise in a major city. Think those new and shiny skyscrapers will be able to compete with rent-controlled housing? What's actually going to happen is that the longtime residents are going to get pushed out into the outskirts while the Silicon Valley rich fill out the city.

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Re:Changing San Francisco is foreseen as a haven for wealthy... by raldi on Sunday August 16, 2015 @07:14PM (#10070623)
> For many people, SF wouldn't be SF without the older buildings and neighborhoods.

See, I think the soul of San Francisco actually comes from its people.

Given a choice between preserving buildings or saving people from displacement, I think the latter does more to preserve the essence of the city.

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Re:Changing San Francisco is foreseen as a haven for wealthy... by ucaetano on Monday August 17, 2015 @04:05AM (#10071770)
The character of cities changes all the time, who are we to say what should be the character of a city? Let it change, let it evolve. SF's character only became what it is by changing from it's previous character, again and again and again.
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