This story about San Francisco's dwindling youth population is no surprise to me. It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone really. Having been dealing with San Francisco for the past 3 years I don't know that there is a place in the country more inhospitable to children.
Kids may be "welcome" in words, "It goes to the heart and soul of what I think a city is about — it's about generations, it's about renewal and it's about aspirations," said Newsom, 37. "To me, that's what children represent and that's what families represent and we just can't sit back idly and let it go away," but in actions the city is a pit to live in, looks down on kids, generally opposes family-oriented people, and enacts liberal tax and social policy which tend to be anti-family and anti-growth.
In a number of discussions I've had with people about the imporance of children and family, and new generations, San Franciscans routinely dismiss children and often children are blamed for EVILS such as sprawl, pollution, SUVs. While, Children and Liberalism are not incompatable, they certainly are inhospitable towards each other. That San Francisco might just be starting to notice this, is somewhat astonishing.
Posted by Joel at May 24, 2005 11:46 AM | TrackBack