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Hollow City

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Dan Tasman
16 January 2001 - 8:00am

Dot-com money is draining out the quirkiness and creativity of San Francisco.

"Booming San Francisco shows that wealth can ravage a place even more than poverty.or most of its history, San Francisco has been a refuge for free spirits and maverick minds. Soon this will no longer be true. Gentrification is transforming the city by driving out the poor, including those who have chosen to give their lives to unlucrative pursuits such as art, activism, social experimentation, or social service. But gentrification is just the fin above water. Below you'll find the rest of the shark..."

Full Story: Hollow City
Source: Utne Reader, January 11, 2001
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