San Francisco is a small city, only 49 square miles, 1/2 of which is parkland and a significant portion is landfill which liquifies in a serious earthquake. It’s also surrounded by water on 3 sides
I don’t understand why so many HN commenters seem to think it could magically become a dense metropolis like Manhattan or Chicago.
Even in the Gold Rush in the 1800s SF was unscalable the rent was unaffordable. It was always a high crime city. Just read about the history of the barbary coast.
Everybody who comes here purely for money wants this city to be something it just isn’t.
I don’t understand why so many HN commenters seem to think it could magically become a dense metropolis like Manhattan or Chicago.
Even in the Gold Rush in the 1800s SF was unscalable the rent was unaffordable. It was always a high crime city. Just read about the history of the barbary coast.
Everybody who comes here purely for money wants this city to be something it just isn’t.