Berkeley a Ghost Town?
Gold Panners,
Terry G. sent me a video about parts of downtown Berkeley being a ghost town. I dug a little deeper and found conflicting stories, but nothing that really shed light on the whole situation in Berkeley. Having lived in the Bay Area and San Francisco years ago, I prefer to remember it the way it was then from the stories that come back to me now. I much prefer El Dorado be it now or from the past. Like our new shirts say, “Don’t California my El Dorado State”. We need to leave before it’s too late!!
But that’s not the whole story: Berkeley is adding new housing at the fastest rate in decades
So…. what is the real story here? I tried to get a handle on it but came away with more questions than answers. Do you find it hard to understand what is really going on within California? Houses can’t be built fast enough and yet, because of all the laws and regulations, they are at the highest prices in the country and more people are leaving than are arriving, with the possible exception of the uncounted illegals, because of high housing prices and taxes. Furthermore, within California this picture doesn’t seem to be unique to Berkeley.
What is the story here? 15-minute cities in high rises? Here are a couple random comments that were below the first article:
“Not everything is closed! I frequent downtown Berkeley and a lot is still open. This video was selective in filming only closed places and I don't feel it's an accurate depiction of downtown Berkeley at all.”
“You guys are tripping. Everything that wasn't closed when he filmed last year is closed this year. Literally hundreds of places, have closed including some places that have been here over 30 years. I've lived in East Bay my whole life, and this place is totally shutting down.”
Sharon Durst, Thanks to Terry G.
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