Reply #64: San Francisco's working class...

[Hell Hath No Fury]

has been undercut from my City not because of undocumented workers, but by a decision in the late 70s by Mayors like George Moscone and Diane Feinstein that the future of the City lay in white collar and not blue collar jobs. Sadly, that attitude continues today with Gavin Newsom.

For 30 years there has been a very active move to rid SF of plants, shipping, light industrial, and other traditionally blue collar jobs. The incredibly high costs of land today have meant that the only growth consists of mega office buildings and luxury housing. I have lived here all my life, and every single day I see the land being sold out from under small blue collar businesses to make way for luxury condos, chain restaurants/stores, and office space. I work in one of the last industrial neighborhoods left in the city -- it will last perhaps another ten years before it is gone. The half-million dollar condos, wine bars, and chi-chi restaurants are creeping down 3rd Street towards Bayview Hunters Point -- one of the last black neighborhoods in the City. That too will be gone within 15 years.

And none of it, NONE OF IT, was due to undocumented workers. Blame this one on rich City leaders who sold out the working class like myself.