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34. It's pervasive in the western world; great cities becoming unmanageably expensive, and that's a done

Tue Apr 8, 2014, 12:02 PM

Apr 2014

deal. The only option is to create more great cities. I tell my 18-year-old don't come back to New York until you have at least $7-8K a month coming in after taxes, and even then you'll need a boyfriend.

Not that she'll listen to me.

But what fun are cities without kids and what fun is it to be a kid with nothing but overhead? Especially if you're creative or doing anything that doesn't pay all that well.

People who are looking at the future, 30-40 years out, see a massive growth in metro areas and particularly cities. People want the efficiencies (technological infrastructure ranking high on the list) and the excitement of cities. The list of great towns will grow; it needs to.

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Reasons Why San Francisco Is the Worst Place Ever [View all] Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 OP

yes, SF isn't cheap, however, New York is far more expensive, and a lot more people in NY are out to lostincalifornia Apr 2014 #1

NY smells pretty bad too. SF, not so much. tridim Apr 2014 #2

That really, really depends on the part of the city you're in. Xithras Apr 2014 #10

All I know is I smelled it every day for the entire time I lived in NYC. tridim Apr 2014 #35

Stroll through the Tenderloin demwing Apr 2014 #53

Actually SF has the highest median rents in the US.... Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #3

yup, I was corrected on this issue on facebook a few months ago. m-lekktor Apr 2014 #22

I don't care what the examiner says, the last 2 years when my daughter was in NY she was lostincalifornia Apr 2014 #27

I live 50 miles away and haven't been there for more than a year. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2014 #4

I always prefered Southern California to Northern California AcertainLiz Apr 2014 #5

Doesn't mention the barage of a-holes who think they are god's taught_me_patience Apr 2014 #6

Stanford has Donald Rumsfeld, Cal has Robert Reich. hunter Apr 2014 #9

Yoo think so? reddread Apr 2014 #13

In that case, I may be going to Hell in a bucket, baby KamaAina Apr 2014 #18

Absolutely, best place ever lostincalifornia Apr 2014 #30

Hell yeah! arcane1 Apr 2014 #52

I'm a child of past times. I've slept in the Golden Gate Park or in the homes of people I just met. hunter Apr 2014 #36

lived in Berkeley in 71 reddread Apr 2014 #40

And Stanford had Condoliar Rice, too...nt joeybee12 Apr 2014 #21

Stanford has the greatest hospital on earth DJ13 Apr 2014 #32

I have a similar story, with similar happy-ever-afters... hunter Apr 2014 #37

Yep, a very long drive! DJ13 Apr 2014 #41

Cal has John Yoo. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #51

Two words: Hoover Institution. Plus Cal has a vibrant, exciting campus & Stanford is a snooze fest Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #24

Stanford calls itself the Harvard of the West ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2014 #38

As a gay man, I never really "got" SF - I came of age just when AIDS closeupready Apr 2014 #7

This was great. I love going to San Francisco upaloopa Apr 2014 #8

San Francisco was not the caricature portrayed in the OP CreekDog Apr 2014 #11

THAT explains the population growth in Austin. Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #12

"The Wharf is where all the street vendors make $80,000 a year and live in SOMA." KamaAina Apr 2014 #14

Kind of a whiny article KurtNYC Apr 2014 #15

Who wrote this tripe? Peter Shih? KamaAina Apr 2014 #16

Yet San Fran leads the nation in policies to help the poor nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #17

SF seems infested with RW Libertarians in the IT industry. MicaelS Apr 2014 #19

Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded (nt) Nye Bevan Apr 2014 #20

Nice post, Yogi! KamaAina Apr 2014 #42

+1 Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #54

Big money ruins everything it touches. hunter Apr 2014 #23

I love SF. Always have, always will. Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #25

Sadly, even the "Herb Caen" reference will be lost on many, at this point villager Apr 2014 #26

or "Stanton Delaplane"! Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #28

Oh boy! That woulda really thrown 'em! villager Apr 2014 #29

I Love Their Restaurants Dirty Socialist Apr 2014 #31

All of the Bay Area is terrible. Nobody should come here to live. It's awful and expensive. REP Apr 2014 #33

Oh, absolutely. Totally sucks. TDale313 Apr 2014 #39

At least Oakland is. Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #55

Absolutely. Stay far away from the Peninsula and Santa Cruz Mountains. REP Apr 2014 #58

It's pervasive in the western world; great cities becoming unmanageably expensive, and that's a done BeyondGeography Apr 2014 #34

I love 'Frisco in small doses. Throd Apr 2014 #43

We do know that San Francisco is actually NOT the worse place ever... Tikki Apr 2014 #44

Therein lies "the revolution" that will occur across the U.S. Corruption Inc Apr 2014 #45

time to move to Portlandia? NightWatcher Apr 2014 #46

Love that tune! Corruption Inc Apr 2014 #47

excuse me, is the chicken local? NightWatcher Apr 2014 #48

Hush about Oakland wryter2000 Apr 2014 #49

Too late... Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #57

Gotta throw some love at my little City SpookyCat Apr 2014 #50

its been that way forever Niceguy1 Apr 2014 #56

I fell in love with SF in 1973 Awknid Apr 2014 #59

So if San Francisco were New York, Boom Sound 416 Apr 2014 #60

Bazinga! TeamPooka Apr 2014 #61