Gentrification brings not only an increase in tax revenue that benefits the Mission District, but also San Francisco and California overall, which results in increased economic activity, more jobs, a boost in land values, and more public investment in buildings and infrastructure. Since 1995, over 100,000 people have been added to San Francisco’s population, and the Mission specifically has seen an increase of 13% to their total population (“Mission Community Organizing”). This is beneficial because the rapid population growth fuels jobs and opportunities while bringing in more tax revenue to the city. Millions of dollars come through San Francisco through the tax revenue that the gentrification process brings (Poblet). Business Columnist,
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A range of studies done by the University of Chicago’s American Journal of Sociology have found that living in poor neighborhoods negatively impacts residents— particularly low-income, people of color— due to the lack of high quality housing, jobs, and schools. These individuals are more likely than their counterparts in wealthier neighborhoods to “participate in and be victims of criminal activity, experience teen pregnancy, drop out of high school, and perform poorly in school among a multitude of other negative outcomes” (“Gentrification, Displacement, and the Role”). The Mission District, for decades, had a higher concentration of poverty than the rest of San Francisco, until the dot-com boom in the late 1990’s. Gentrification helps alleviate residents of potentially destroying their lives by providing higher quality services and amenities that will help residents lead successful. With the newfound affluence arriving in the Mission District, fewer people are living in poverty, and the median income nearly mirrors the rest of the city, at about $70,000 (“To Whom Does”?) . With a deconcentration in poverty, residents of the Mission have more opportunity to prosper in their …show more content…
Those who live in food deserts are more likely to die of diet-related conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. However, gentrification reduces the severity and even eliminates food deserts by having developers cater to the needs of the new influx of residents. In turn, due to groceries created through gentrification, residents become healthier and live longer. As city developers buy empty lots or run down buildings to create new, more upscale housing, they also look to provide grocery stores and other conveniences for the potential new residents (Badger). Since the dot-com boom, the Mission has seen an array of organic groceries as well as farmer markets in close proximity to one another in order to provide healthier options to its residents. The U.S. Census reports an increase in the average life expectancy for both men and women in San Francisco from 1985 to 2013, with an increase of 6.3 years for females, and 11 years for males, putting San Francisco in the top 10% of all counties in the United States for life expectancy (“To Whom
A range of studies done by the University of Chicago’s American Journal of Sociology have found that living in poor neighborhoods negatively impacts residents— particularly low-income, people of color— due to the lack of high quality housing, jobs, and schools. These individuals are more likely than their counterparts in wealthier neighborhoods to “participate in and be victims of criminal activity, experience teen pregnancy, drop out of high school, and perform poorly in school among a multitude of other negative outcomes” (“Gentrification, Displacement, and the Role”). The Mission District, for decades, had a higher concentration of poverty than the rest of San Francisco, until the dot-com boom in the late 1990’s. Gentrification helps alleviate residents of potentially destroying their lives by providing higher quality services and amenities that will help residents lead successful. With the newfound affluence arriving in the Mission District, fewer people are living in poverty, and the median income nearly mirrors the rest of the city, at about $70,000 (“To Whom Does”?) . With a deconcentration in poverty, residents of the Mission have more opportunity to prosper in their …show more content…
Those who live in food deserts are more likely to die of diet-related conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. However, gentrification reduces the severity and even eliminates food deserts by having developers cater to the needs of the new influx of residents. In turn, due to groceries created through gentrification, residents become healthier and live longer. As city developers buy empty lots or run down buildings to create new, more upscale housing, they also look to provide grocery stores and other conveniences for the potential new residents (Badger). Since the dot-com boom, the Mission has seen an array of organic groceries as well as farmer markets in close proximity to one another in order to provide healthier options to its residents. The U.S. Census reports an increase in the average life expectancy for both men and women in San Francisco from 1985 to 2013, with an increase of 6.3 years for females, and 11 years for males, putting San Francisco in the top 10% of all counties in the United States for life expectancy (“To Whom