which is why Oakland is eager to attract some type of major business tenant.... to then create another tax revenue source (which would also
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @DarwinBondGraha and
happen to boost jobs, fueling property values, displacement et al). It's a big unfortunate loop.
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Hey, that's a good nickname for Apple's new HQ, "The Big Unfortunate Loop."
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anytime!
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you know what's a vaast source of $ to build on necessary scale? those of tons of people wanting to live, rent, buy in a growing Oakland.
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Actually no, I don't think that'll work. Growth won't lift all boats without reworking the tax system.
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lack of growth, in OAK housing, for a decade, did a nice job sinking & displacing a lot of boats; that we can see, vs imagine
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Replying to @housing_wiki @yimbywiki and
Actually, for all those decades of non-growth, Oakland was a relatively affordable place with less displacement.
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was it though? The black community declined from 40%+ to a quarter?
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In the 2000s, yes. But the period of disinvestment was from the 1970s through 1990s. Black pop actually increased over that time span.
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was that bc BART was constructed + SF was zoned out... and the community spilled over from SF?
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @DarwinBondGraha and
Who's got absolute numbers handy?
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Replying to @RevClown @kimmaicutler and
sorry, got evicted from that canoe.
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