Neighborhoods Need Economic Diversity

Posted August 20, 2015 by Randy Shaw

As I detailed in “NY Times Gets Tenderloin Wrong,” the paper’s claim that “nowhere is the inequality gap as concentrated — and as evident — as in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood” is completely false. Not only did its supporting evidence 
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NY Times Gets Tenderloin Wrong

Posted August 18, 2015 by Randy Shaw

It is clear from the August 17 story’s headline, “When Tech Came To the Tenderloin,” that NY Times deputy tech editor Quentin Hardy needs a geography lesson. After all, none of the prominent tech companies mentioned in the article operate
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Filed under: Mid-Market / Tenderloin by Randy Shaw
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Do Neighborhoods Need Street Parking?

Posted April 6, 2015 by Randy Shaw

When the Tenderloin’s Sizzler restaurant failed in the late 1980’s, its backers blamed a lack of parking. Potential customers did not want to walk for blocks at night through a high crime neighborhood, which was often required due to the
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