A feature series by the San Francisco Chronicle explores the challenges of gentrification at what some might consider ground zero of gentrification in the San Francisco Bay Area—the Mission.
As explained by the introduction to the series, "[the] Chronicle spent eight months in the heart of the Mission — 24th Street at Shotwell and Folsom — documenting the changes faced by those who call this neighborhood home," also calling the neighborhood a "battleground for protests over evictions, tech shuttles, gentrification and the soaring cost of living."
The questions of gentrification are given thorough journalistic treatment, including a documentary film, a long read by Joe Garofoli and Carolyn Said, and a closer look at the personal stories of gentrification in the mission, on either side of the issue. The aforementioned long read sums up the debate in its headline: "To whom does San Francisco's oldest neighborhood belong?"
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