Re:Urban activists set out to sue San Francisco’s suburbs
by hueving on Sunday October 11, 2015 @06:50PM
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'character' is just code for 'I don't want to share' or even worse 'I bought in and if we make more housing, my price won't go up as much'
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Re:Urban activists set out to sue San Francisco’s suburbs
by rodgerd on Sunday October 11, 2015 @08:39PM
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> 'character' is just code for 'I don't want to share'
Nonsense. I don't live in San Fran, I do live in a city whose character has changed. I don't mind that people saw the cool inner city and wanted to share. I do mind that developer put up cheap high-rises with shit sound insulation, and then waged war on music venues, getting most of them shut down. I do mind that rents escalate massively year-on-year so that the hitherto broad range of inhabitants have steadily whittled down to a richer and richer (and frankly less interesting) rump. I do mind that many landlords would apparently rather see an empty shopfront than an interesting store that's no longer viable because apparently the thing to do is year-on-year 30% rent rises.
Re:Urban activists set out to sue San Francisco’s suburbs
by mahyarm on Monday October 12, 2015 @12:48AM
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Rents escalating massively is usually a case of supply controls.
Re:Urban activists set out to sue San Francisco’s suburbs
by vasilipupkin on Sunday October 11, 2015 @07:36PM
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No, that's not correct. Character is what the neighborhood looks like, visually. Some people like to live on quiet tree lined streets not in a Manhattan like neighborhood. Immediately assuming they are racist is ridiculous