The San Francisco Bay Area is a huge economic engine, however, there is a severe housing shortage which could potentially disrupt this.
What would Jane Jacobs recommend in this situation?
What would Jane Jacobs recommend in this situation?
Jane Jacobs has a section in her seminal book on American cities about "gradual" and "cataclysmic" money, which can wipe out a delicate neighborhood ecosystem.
>They can restrict enterprise. The haves like to keep the have-nots out of business, apparently under the belief that prosperity is a zero-sum game; the result is at best lost opportunities for growth, and at worst stagnation and decline.
I think this describes the SF housing market pretty well.