Personal Push and Pull Factors, 1/18/16

From reading everyone else's blog posts, I thought it was a good idea to touch base and expand on what Rudy had to say in his blog. It's definitely true when he says that San Francisco's demographic is changing. As a San Francisco native, the signs of a changing demographic is getting harder and harder to ignore.

The streets of San Francisco are now being filled with people from the tech industry and those who make six-figures, basically making it harder for people to afford housing. Gentrification is also a big problem in the city. People with lower incomes are being forced out of their homes because of the increased property value. Most of these people include immigrants starting new lives in San Francisco. Although there is still a great Asian population in the city, with the increased number of gentrified neighborhoods, there may be a problem for future immigrants. I would consider this to be a huge push factor, especially for me personally because I've lived here all my life. Seeing the city turn into something it wasn't before definitely hurts.

But of course, with every push factor comes a pull factor. The diversity of this city is completely incomparable to any other city in the world, which is why the allowing of immigration in the United States is so crucial. Without diversity, America wouldn't be the great country it is today. Another pull factor that I think brings people to the city, is of course the many opportunities San Francisco has to offer. San Francisco is always growing, always changing which means there are plenty of chances for everyone to succeed in life.

http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/johnson/article/Gentrification-job-loss-school-woes-fuel-6256488.php?cmpid=gsa-sfgate-result