Tech overkill destroyed the loveliest, liveliest city on the West Coast (independent.ie)

I am a fifth generation Californian, I was born there, my Dad was born there, my Mom and her mom were born in Oakland.. I don't live in San Francisco anymore, although my sister still does.

There was something really special about San Francisco, that I imagine was like New Orleans, that has kind of just gone away. It is still very pretty and a nice place to live.

I am glad the tech industry is so successful. I encourage everyone on this forum to move to California and do really well. Let's make it the richest, most forward thinking, most progressive place on the planet. Things change and I can accept that.

Thankfully, SF will always be totally self-absorbed and self-promoting.

Making room for newcomers is what made cities in the first place. This situation is an unexpected problem and we need to fix this.

You could write the same thing about Deadheads fifty years ago, or gold miners a century ago.