I just thought maybe you missed the photo. I don’t click on all the host links either. I was following this due to the ‘gentrification’ angle vs. another post I was following about my hometown. No comparison, though, save for the race issues that are the same everywhere...
That is...unless you can tell me that SF/Oakland have municipal policies that are out to drive up land values like Portland (unaware of that if it’s the case).
I really don't think this is about race. Although maybe the guy being gay might have something to do with it. I don't know what it is about gays, but they always seem to be shoving their agendas onto everyone else. They don't try to fit in and co-exist.
About municipal policies, that's a mixed bag. Land values have skyrocketed here. Mom's house is worth a million now, and homes are selling a couple hundred Gs over asking. A home nearby got remodeled and just sold for $3m, crazy. They sold for about $30g about 40 years ago. The city is trying to get low-income housing built, is discouraging car use in favor of bikes and public transit. These policies are doomed to failure, and the city should let the future take it's own course. You can only cram so many people into a city; cramming more in will only make it intolerable. People will leave of their own accord for lower-cost areas. Those who can afford it will come in. Gentrification is a natural process. But people should not be forced to conform their own property to the likes of newcomers, and I believe in personal property rights.