Gentrification

Every time I go home and see Fillmore..
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Even though it's safer now, just miss the culture of the neighborhood. Definately don't want to see The Mission ruined because I have people that still live there but they are pricing people out which forces them to move further in the peninsula. A lot of friends are moving to Sac, Pittsburg, Fairfield, etc because rent is so exorbent. I get how and understand the ramifications of gentrification supposed "help and safety"but when neighborhoods like Hayes Valley start losing their identity and starts looking like every other surburban-technology oasis and the culture gets pushed out, it bothers me.
Even Third Ward Houston is not the same..
 
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I saw a bunch of white dudes meeting in te soccerfield on 16th and Potrero a week ago. Wonder if they "reserved" it to?
 
I swear I see this a lot now. Tech companies and even companies with the same type of working environment all love to do these group strengthening things that seem cool on paper but just makes the people and the companies look like total a-holes. They have all these dodgeball and kickball events hosted by companies now it's just odd to me. We even have this huge Saleforce event going on in SF and literally all these spots downtown are blocked off for these guys.

They even have this one spot in SF where you can literally legally graffiti a wall at a gallery. I've seen tons of tech companies do it just for fun. I mean I guess I can't totally hate on that but it's just odd seeing companies do this anyways.

These are literally the tech companies running SF now.

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...nothing happened, but that's how many feel. i'm starting to see a lot of this type of graffiti in the city now as well
 
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Them dudes were too nice. Brad chad and the crew were lucky that soccer was the sport being played
 
Someone spray painted "F*ck Twitter" on their new offices down around Civic Center. Doubt nothing will become of this. Even violence happens, police and officials will make example out of them and lock them up for a long time. I mean who wants to go to jail for something like that. It's almost not even worth it.

Most of this wouldn't happen if there was just some sort of respect value from transplants in SF. I am not even a native to SF and never even claim it even after living here for 8 years. I always say I am from Richmond CA and never think I am above others or anything. It's just that mentality that people need that would make things a lot better. That and if damn rent didn't go up like crazy.
 
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when was that graffiti put up?
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that one was probably over 6months ago. more than likely some kids and not "gang" related. most i've seen is some vandalism and broken glass at some of these new shops that have taken over the mom and pop stores. there hasn't been any violence.


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Someone spray painted "F*ck Twitter" on their new offices down around Civic Center. Doubt nothing will become of this. Even violence happens, police and officials will make example out of them and lock them up for a long time. I mean who wants to go to jail for something like that. It's almost not even worth it.

Most of this wouldn't happen if there was just some sort of respect value from transplants in SF. I am not even a native to SF and never even claim it even after living here for 8 years. I always say I am from Richmond CA and never think I am above others or anything. It's just that mentality that people need that would make things a lot better. That and if damn rent didn't go up like crazy.
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that's the thing. it's a playground for a majority of these kids. my sister works in an office near their hqs and she has definitely seen changes. instead of homeless people, you got a bunch of entitled kids. that area is still grimey, just rent has skyrocket.
 
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^^^^There is even a bar near Twitter that opened up call Beer Hall. It's dubbed the Twitter happy hour spot. More spots are even opening up around there when there wasn't much. Even in TL, tons of new bars opening up. It's just funny how people are opening spots in bad areas but 1, the rent there is probably cheaper than most areas and two, these new city people have no fear no more cause they don't know any better. I live in the Fillmore and we have one of the top restaurants out there (State Bird) and tons of people show up but yet have no clue of the area. It's not ghetto per say but you definitely have your locals that can heckle you.
 
My memories of mission are slowly being eradicated. Whenever I go I feel at home there, but I make a turn and there's just another bland neighborhood slowly creeping its way into the actual mission.

Just another street without a history in a few years.

I can't help but feel some anger at those "tours" of the street.
 
Good vid. Definitely shows how things have changed.

My grandma got evicted from an apartment building on 19th and mission. I spent a lot of time in the area for most of my younger years.

I guess one of the good things that have come out of all this is that there's no more gangs in the area. At least not out in the streets like they used to be. I remember 19th up to 24th and mission used to be pretty bad back in the days.
 
Just saw this doc on HBO about West Chelsea
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@ninjahood  you were the first person I heard speak on this, hows it goin?

@DMan14  I think I'm sure via NT that San Francisco is completely washed by now
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Things really took off in Chelsea when the High Line was built a few years ago, I think
 
went to Wrigleyville to catch the WS games at the bars near the stadium and was surprised at how much the area has changed in the two years since i was last there...

the Ricketts are buying up a lot of the properties by the stadium but how quickly they are redeveloping had me like 
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...good article on the changes
What's changing is the area. The Ricketts family is looking to give Wrigleyville a new face with the hotel, Wrigley Plaza, and other shops, restaurants and amenities that make the neighborhood a place where people actually want to go to and spend lots of time and money around besides just on game day. Part of that, of course, comes with delivering a World Series win. If the Cubs can not only finally break the curse, but also stay competitive with this young team of superstars like Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo that they've assembled, they will no doubt be at the top of the baseball world for a long time to come. But the other key component is balance within the community, keeping the area alive during the off-season. Small businesses like The Alley weren't able to survive after nearly 40 years, but few have had the opportunity to work with the Cubs through all their phases over the last three decades like Shanahan. He sees nothing but positives in how the baseball team's ownership has not only revamped the team, but how they’re helping the neighborhood. Seeing a member of the Ricketts family or even President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein at a Metro show is nothing shocking he says, and Epstein has even talked with the club owner about how the venue and the team could work together more in the future.
 
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