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San Francisco
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San Francisco’s Detroit Moment
Don't be surprised when, in 50 years, the structures being built to accommodate the spread of Silicon Valley are left abandoned and crumbling.
Why Technology Firms Are Moving Downtown
Young and inexperienced (and cheap) talent has never wanted to live in the suburbs. It's just not cool.
Move to Dubuque, Not San Francisco
In Silicon Valley, the cost for talent is too high—and climbing. Will smart technology companies start moving to smaller markets? Behold the brave new economic geography.
A Toast Story
How did toast become the latest artisanal food craze? Ask a trivial question, get a profound, heartbreaking answer.
San Francisco’s Fortress Against Gentrification
The Tenderloin hasn't gentrified in part because the quality of housing supply is repugnant.
Creative Urban Spaces Don’t Promote Innovation
No, cities are powered by the exploitation of ambition.
The Geography of Anti-Gentrification: Google Buses and the World Trade Center
Why aren't Google and Twitter welcome in San Francisco?
Demise of the Global City
Gentrifiers suffer from gentrification as rising housing costs push people out of their first- and second-choice neighborhoods.
Facebook and Google Are Gentrifying San Francisco Neighborhoods
It's the only place they can fit all of their employees.