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Wow, that article covers a lot of ground. Well written and structured and I enjoyed reading it, sad as it is. I lived in North Beach in the early 90’s. Pre tech boom but even then people were complaining how The City had changed. Still, Herb Caen was a regular, the Giants and Niners still played in the Stick, Warriors were in Oakland and it was easy to get tickets (and afford rent even!). I think part of the media punching bag issue with SF is A) it’s always been a notably liberal city and B) it had a unique vibe and community sense found in few other cities that size and it seems that, thanks to the Tech Bros, it’s gone.
I’ve been back to SF several times since I left and I still love the City. I’m planning a trip to California in the summer but my wife (who I met in SF) doesn’t want to visit because of the media stories. That breaks my heart and I’m going to try to talk her out of it.
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