gentrification

Bay Area Battle Begins Between Realtors And Activists Over Laws Limiting Speculation in San Francisco

By Joanna England / February 7, 2014 /

As Silicon Valley buyers moved in to San Francisco, prices for rentals and single-family properties have pushed sky-high. As Candy reported, the bus routes that shuttle employees to and from the Facebook and Google campuses have been protested and picketed by folks fed up with increasing cost of living and being pushed out of the…

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Gentrification Rebellion: What We Can Learn From Mistakes San Francisco Has Made

By Candy Evans / February 3, 2014 /

Is this the new gentrification rebellion? I have been fretting about this for years: the middle class is shrinking in the U.S. Perhaps because I am so entrenched in real estate, I see the way the 1% is living up close. A story in this week’s TIME confirmed it (sub. req.): The gap between rich…

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