jje1000
Senior Member
California isn't broken, but its larger cities are. Add onto the high cost of living the perpetual Democratic old-party establishment control of the cities, rampant regulatory/IDPol/NIMBY capture of many institutions, and the barely adequate electrical grid...I don't know people being homeless while working full time jobs is not common here
Lol
Of course, things can still move along by their own momentum giving the perception of strength, until something breaks the facade:
Real estate inventory change from February to July 2020, in metro area and city proper.The astronomical cost of owning a home in the San Francisco city limits — which has been sky high for over a decade now, since the second tech boom — had to break at some point, and the coronavirus seems to be the straw that broke the camel's back. The pandemic soon led to tech giants like Google, Facebook and Twitter rethinking what work looks like, as many have allowed employees to work remotely for the foreseeable future, and maybe forever.
This, combined with the fact that most entertainment venues, eateries and bars in the city have closed, has given many residents — particularly tech employees and transplants — little reason to stay, when more spacious, literally greener pastures beckon in (relatively) less costly regions in California such as Lake Tahoe or Palm Springs.
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The 2020 San Francisco exodus is real, and historic, report shows
A new report confirms what many have been talking about for weeks: There is an exodus out...
I visited San Francisco recently before the pandemic hit, and even in its tech glow, there was the uneasy feeling of the dichotomy of the pastel houses and the decay seeping from the Tenderloin.
That being said, if you're lucky enough to find a coastal suburb, the California Dream is still real.
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