~some personal news~
A month ago I moved to Los Angeles after living in San Francisco for 9 years.
This thread isn’t a slam against the Bay Area. Quite the opposite…
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Replying to @rrhoover
I relate to this story on many levels - and also feeling pretty close to the point where I'm ready to move somewhere else. SF opened up so many opportunities for me and was the first time I felt like I really belonged in a city.
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Replying to @rrhoover
It's probably related to our age (in addition to SF changing). I wonder if younger generations who are just arriving in SF feel much less of an urge to leave.
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Replying to @DavidSpinks @rrhoover
lol no, you can feel the "transient" status in people who move here for work from Day 1. it's made it really hard for me to find long-term/deep friends etc. bc of that -- i can feel people's lack of attachment to this city and its people...
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The city’s cost makes it impossible for people to make long-standing commitments to it and the incumbent residents prefer it that way.
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truth!
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Newcomers are basically used to cross subsidize the budget and then are blamed for creating all the problems.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @imkialikethecar and
I’m not sure it’s as clear cut as this
. Our budget’s increases are largely useless & long timers are hit hard. I do believe that a massive progressive local income tax would cut high end wages, lower market rate home $, reduce inequality, & better fund infra / affordable homes3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
The budget increases are “useless” because SF just runs in place against its unfunded liabilities. The other major Bay Area cities, Oakland and SJ, have it way worse bc they don’t have the same business tax base to offset obligations.
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