For Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., the "transformative development" for the borough’s Latino population has ranged from jobs, housing, employment, all while debunking claims of gentrification.
Brooklyn has experienced a tremendous influx of well-off and well-educated white residents, who are not only driving up the cost of living in the area and introducing expensive businesses, but also effectively and rapidly "gentrifying" the borough's jury pool, morphing courtroom decisions, and altering verdicts, according to some local lawyers.
Protestors in San Francisco blocked Google's busses again this week, while also making it personal - again. Rallying against evictions and the gentrification of historically Latino and Black neighborhoods, some of the same protestors also singled out another Google employee at his home.
The presence of Google (and other tech giants) in the San Francisco Bay Area has already sparked local protests against corporate bussing, gentrification, and rising housing prices - as well as a paranoid anti-tech underground - but Google's latest plans may turn up the heat even more. Google is planning on moving some of its operations into the Latino and immigrant-heavy Mission District.
Wealthy people often move to big cities with a desire to absorb a sense of urban culture and to comingle with a diverse collection of people. That is until they decide to procreate; then, it’s time to head for the hills.
