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watfly said:
I'm going to run afoul of the self appointed moderator, but I thought this was an interesting article. The author made this observation.
"To understand just how noteworthy Boudin's defenestration is, please keep in mind that San Francisco has only a tiny number of Republicans. This fight is about leftists versus liberals."

www.theatlantic.com

How San Francisco Became a Failed City

And how it could recover
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San Fran is a pit, but honestly I am more concerned in the deep South around some of the white folk down there. In both places you just have know when and where to go, and where not to.
 
Hüsker Dü said:
My daughter moved from there (SF, Park Merced area) to Osaka Japan, couldn’t be a more drastic difference. Lots of nice places in ‘murica but I haven’t seen a bad place in Japan with the exception of the Fukushima area for obvious reasons.
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Park Merced is one of the nicer areas too!
 
NorCalDad said:
At some point San Francisco has to admit it has a drug problem. I've heard statistics from various organizations that the issue isn't predominately drugs, but mental health. I'm not buying it. They should go after the drug dealers and punish them without compassion. I haven't lived in SF for over 20 years, but have worked there quite a bit. It has been a shit show for as long as I can remember. I've seen things nobody should have to see. It was like this in the 90s as well.

Anyway, this documentary is from the late 90s;
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My daughter went to a job fair just before graduation. Two places offered her teaching jobs on the spot. Some remote location in Alaska and... San Francisco. SFUSD has a major problem on their hands as older teachers are retiring and no one else can afford to live there.
 
Multi Sport said:
My daughter went to a job fair just before graduation. Two places offered her teaching jobs on the spot. Some remote location in Alaska and... San Francisco. SFUSD has a major problem on their hands as older teachers are retiring and no one else can afford to live there.
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Left leaning NIMBYs are an interesting segment of society. They must live with constant conflict in their heads. At least right leaning NIMBYs are consistent in their assholery.
 
NorCalDad said:
Left leaning NIMBYs are an interesting segment of society. They must live with constant conflict in their heads. At least right leaning NIMBYs are consistent in their assholery.
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Yes I understand why to the progressive minded that building restrictions are seen as limiting. But my take on urban sprawl is a bit different in that I see bulldozing and building on all the green and open spaces as being a short term solution that isn't in the interest of the vast majority of the states current residents. And by that I simply mean all those new building will soon fill up with people and ten years down the road California will end up only end be even more populated while still being overpriced... but with less open and public spaces for people to enjoy; from the perspective of people currently living in the state.
 
tenacious said:
Yes I understand why to the progressive minded that building restrictions are seen as limiting. But my take on urban sprawl is a bit different in that I see bulldozing and building on all the green and open spaces as being a short term solution that isn't in the interest of the vast majority of the states current residents. And by that I simply mean all those new building will soon fill up with people and ten years down the road California will end up only end be even more populated while still being overpriced... but with less open and public spaces for people to enjoy; from the perspective of people currently living in the state.
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Water...what about water?
 
These customers are willing and able to pay for water and have done so for years...


California tells San Francisco, Valley farmers to halt water diversions as drought worsens

BY DALE KASLER
UPDATED JUNE 08, 2022 2:57 PM
State regulators have ordered the city of San Francisco and scores of San Joaquin Valley farmers to stop pulling water from Valley rivers, the latest sign of worsening conditions in California’s drought. The water-rights “curtailment orders” issued by the State Water Resources Control Board affect San Francisco’s ability to pull water from the Tuolumne River, one of its most important water sources. Others affected include the Modesto and Turlock irrigation districts, which deliver water to farmers and residents in the northern San Joaquin Valley from the Tuolumne. All told, 212 public water systems are affected by the move. Erik Ekdahl, the state board’s deputy director, said Tuesday the move amounts to “significant, very deep cuts and curtailments.”

Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/water-and-drought/article262302232.html#storylink=cpy
 
espola said:
Water supplies are paid for by selling water to customers.
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Fair enough... I should have avoided the word tax and said cost.

But my underlaying premise that progressives are once again asking middle class Californians to pay additional (and what amounts to unavoidable) costs; in exchange for what amounts to a lower standard- of living is still valid.
 
tenacious said:
Fair enough... I should have avoided the word tax and said cost.

But my underlaying premise that progressives are once again asking middle class Californians to pay additional (and what amounts to unavoidable) costs; in exchange for what amounts to a lower standard- of living is still valid.
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Ah the former Californian scorn. West Virginia pays more for water as does Connecticut, New Jersey is about the same.

Water Prices by State 2024

worldpopulationreview.com worldpopulationreview.com
 
Lion Eyes said:
Point being, even if rates were higher in California, we don't have the water.
I don't give a fuck about why rates are higher in WV and Connecticut...
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If water rates were about double what they are now, desalinating sea water would make economic sense with current technology.
 
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