Bay Area Benefits

The documentary San Francisco 2.0 examines how San Francisco city officials have given tax breaks to the Silicon Valley tech industry to move to San Francisco. These new techs companies have brought in a lot of wealth to the city, but at a cost. The majority of the low-income natives are being evicted or having their rents raised so high that they can't afford them. The gentrification of the city has impacted low-income districts (for example, the mission district known for its Latin immigrants) that the residents and the culture are being displaced. I believe the documentary is important for the study of the issue of gentrification because San Fransisco was known for being-counter culture, caring for the arts and for civil progress. The housing

As the leasing amount and house rent goes up while there is stagnation in wages and salaries, affording the monthly rent becomes difficult leading to gentrification in the city.

When cities begin their journey of being gentrified, many locals become displaced. Displacement is when locals are uprooted from their homes, due to outside factors, and forced to move elsewhere. According to the Urban Displacement Project conducted by U.C. Berkeley, “Gentrification results from both flows of capital and people. The extent to which gentrification is linked to racial transition differs across neighborhood contexts... Displacement takes many different forms—direct and indirect, physical or economic, and exclusionary—and may result from either investment or disinvestment” (U.C. Berkeley). Many people are coming into San Francisco’s Bay Area because of how diverse each element is. However, according to Census numbers, between 1990 and 2010, 35.7% of San Francisco’s black population dwindled (Bliss). 35.7% of the black community within San Francisco suffered from displacement. An additional 53% of low-income households in the Bay Area are at risk for displacement and gentrification (U.C. Berkeley). This has definitely left a dent within the diversity reputation held up by the Bay Area. When such a strong large part of people leave, The City will experience a shift in culture and community. Whether, it is the real estate, the food, the different cultures, the Bay Area has always been known for being different. Perhaps, this is why so many outsiders are coming in and buying up every piece of land they can. Whether their intentions were to purchase land and

Over the past twenty years, San Francisco’s Mission District has experienced a tremendous amount of change. Similar to many neighborhoods across the United States, it has been undergoing a gentrification process in which increases in housing prices, redevelopment in buildings, and a shortage of rental units have left many of its low-income population homeless or on the verge of becoming homeless. In order to understand the controversial issue revolving around the gentrification process taking place the Mission District, it is essential to know the history of the Mission District, San Francisco’s geography and housing laws, and the socioeconomic impacts of gentrification.

Change is inevitable under any circumstance and the different regions in the Bay Area have all undergone changes in the past four decades. San Francisco county has seen some major changes especially in the department of income. Since the boom of the semiconductor industry in the 1950s and 1960s, San Francisco has been considered a high income region based on the numbers acquired from the censuses over the years. These censuses have calculated the per capita income, median household income, and median family income and these numbers have only increased indicating an increase in wealth in San Francisco. But with this increase in income comes income inequality. Since 1989, income inequality in the Bay Area, especially San Francisco, has increased

Acquired spacial capital leads to privilege over resources and other people. The space available to certain residents is where they will end up, and if there is no opportunity for growth of capital they will always be stuck in the same class bracket. Developers use of local land policies are an example of spatial discrimination (Self, 278). A form of spacial discrimination is the politics of mobility in San Francisco, which increases the gentrification of neighborhoods and reduces the amount of space available to build housing (Henderson, 78). Privileged dot-commers obtained cultural and social capital had during the internet boom, which allowed them to change the entire culture of some neighborhoods (Center, 216). Spatial capital and privilege are key factors of the threat of gentrification on the Bay Area, which contribute to

We looked at a variety of ways to help alleviate this cost. Since one of the main issues causing high living costs in the Bay Area is shortage of housing one of the possible solutions could be building more housing. Possible problems here are that San Francisco itself is not too big of a city and in most cities of this type in the world the population density is increased by building tall buildings –

As the bay area technology boom continues, so has one of residents’ basic needs: the cost of housing. According to U.S. Census data five of the top seven fastest growing counties in California are in the bay area, with the fastest growing county being Alameda (2010). Since the 2010 census, it was estimated Alameda would add a little over 100,000 residents by August of 2014. With the increased population the cost of living has also increased, especially housing costs. From January 2014 to January 2015, the average rent in Oakland increased by approximately 20 percent in a city struggling to deal with housing demands (Zillow, 2015).

In this area there was gangs and trap houses but now there were small businesses and higher income people who were moving in and changing the neighborhood. Gentrification has happened, is happening or will happen in the United States and it is inevitable due to the government supporting it and the power that money has in these regions. Although gentrification does have some pros, it also has some important cons; the first con is the hidden cost that comes with gentrification, the second con is the rents being raised which leads people to becoming homeless. This paper will show the history, effects, benefits, and solutions like putting limits to when and by how much the rent can be raised so that people don’t become homeless. This is not the right time for gentrification because levels of poverty are high and the amount of people in debt is too much for gentrification to occur at this

The fist economic concept presented in the article is cost-benefit analysis in regards to adding more density. The newly proposed land use element policy wants to address the demand for housing, employment, and lifestyle choices. They would like to encourage larger open space which could accommodate mixed -use development. This would help reduce the number of residents that commute out of Long Beach for work. The plan would also encourage more section 8 housing projects that can accommodate low income individuals. Majority of residents living in Long Beach believe that this proposal would incur a huge cost on the city. Long Beach is a parking impacted city with poor public transit system. Adding more density would not help the parking crisis that Long Beach faces; it can potentially make it worse. Residents also fear that adding more density in the city could lead to an increase in crime.

My internship took place in the Bay Area in Redwood City, California, which is just south of San Francisco. Before I left the reoccurring theme was others explaining concerns and misconceptions they held about the state of California. All of these ranged from helpful advice such as the use of public transit and limiting my time in the ocean to unhelpful notions of not wearing pink clothing and being wary of marijuana dealers. However upon my arrival California was not so different, people’s perception of the state and its inhabitants were a misconception of its true identity. The best way of explaining it is to compare the Bay Area I experienced to Austin, Texas. What I’m not saying is they’re one in the same but the cultural complexities and social interaction I had were similar to that of Austin. For example, the friends I made and people I acquainted myself with were generally more inclusive and open minded about others beliefs and opening up dialogue to discuss one's reasoning for

As urban development progressively changes people’s living behaviors, gentrification has created new urban movements for everyone to follow. It refers to the special migration in population who is seeking either a better living space and/or a better employment environment through an intra-city moving. As many studies have discovered, the future global population growth will only take place in the urban area. It is projected to be a 70% of the 9 billion future populations to live in cities in 2050. (Maarten Hajer 61) As the observable trend along with the major bus routes in San Francisco and Oakland, it makes people believe that gentrification will become an unpreventable force to

Gentrification is a problem that is occurring in many communities. The city of Boyle Heights in East Los Angeles is one of the communities that the citizens of the community are notice new apartments build, galleries owner by rich people, and high prices for apartment the people are not able to afford to live there. Because the renewal of neighborhood environments that transform and attract middle and upper-class households and investors, creating problems for those who cannot afford rises of rents. According to O’Regan, “some of the biggest concerns about gentrification-potential displacement and increased rent burdens-are driven by rent or housing cost increases” (152). The only way to

Gentrification has been a controversial issue both in urban planning and politics primarily due to the displacement of poor people by the rich folks (Shaw & Hagemans, 2015). Many individuals have viewed gentrification as an illegal act that should be avoided at all costs. On the other hand, another group of people believe that gentrification is the way forward to promoting growth and development. With such contrasting ideas, this paper is going to take a look at gentrification from a positive and negative perspective, its effects, and how it can be prevented or contained. Apart from this, the paper will also address the following questions.

The thirst for more houses farther and farther away from established urban centers poses a grave threat to the environment and our quality of life. Greedy developers consume