However as Tennessee Williams once said, "America has three cities - New York, New Orleans and San Francisco. Everything else is just Iowa." So despite its craziness it is one of our jewels.
The challenge however is to see beyond the Full Moon Channeling sessions (Cancelled or otherwise) to see where the value is.
Been to the waterfront recently? Completely different than it was 5 to 10 years ago.
Been to Japantown recently? Completely vibrant
The Mission, Downtown, the Marina... all these areas are alive and growing. People are enjoying what this jewel has to offer. But that is not to say everywhere is booming. Like many great cities, just a few steps over you will find run down areas... like the Tenderloin.
So what makes one area successful and another... less so? The answer is proper planning and coordination.
Now we don't mean city planner planning - although that helps - we mean having a plan for what makes that area special, and focusing on promoting it. Working together with businesses and industry to help foster successful attraction. Having government step in to help where it can. And watching it grow.
Oh, and then NOT introducing a tax on investment to accomplish those things...
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