Comments on: Mission Small Business Owners Talk Gentrification

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By: Marisol

Marisol — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:38:16 +0000

I salute you!
Interesting and very valid point.
Also, I love those gift shops
I was really sad when the big one 23rd closed and moved to a smaller venue on 24th, which also closed. I will go explore the others

By: Marisol

Marisol — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:29:02 +0000

Mexican people who are interested in finding out more about their culture will. Though some, like me, will be turned off by the prices. But that’s what authentic indigenous stuff is worth (obviously I’m not referring to the printed t-shirts and the like here…).

By: wondering

wondering — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:26:51 +0000

That guy/girl that has been at Pops or Dirty Thieves consistently for 2 years and does not talk about what they really do for work, or is still “in school”.

By: one

one — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:07:19 +0000

You think you don’t know any trustfunders…they will NEVER tell you.

By: one

one — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:06:00 +0000

Ha Ha!!! have you seen the promos for “Portlandia?” You will weep bec you can’t stop laughing.

“This bar is OVER!” “Fixies are OVER!” “Shell art is OVER!”

By: one

one — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:00:24 +0000

holy fuck dude, you sound like one of those ranters who go on about how poor people should move out of SF – if they can’t be ‘productive’ they don’t ‘deserve’ to live here.

By: one

one — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 07:21:46 +0000

BART construction and the decimation of SROs where Moscone Center now sits was the cause of the “white” flight, the loss of business traffic shut down Mission St and no one could make a living. Didn’t happen mysteriously.

By: Cranky Old Mission Guy

Cranky Old Mission Guy — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:12:41 +0000

If those two stores are our only options, then we are doomed already. And letting neighborhood activists determine for us what our options are is the best way to guarantee that those two are our only options.

By: wondering

wondering — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:31:10 +0000

How do you think a local mexican person feels when they walk into “mission Workshop”, “artillery” “dreams and unicorns” or whatever new boutique pops up? They propably think it’s all useless crap no one wants.

By: wondering

wondering — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:26:55 +0000

I’m sure when she goes out of business some 24 year old wealthy Berkeley grad will open up a new boutique called “Unicorns and Dreams” in it’s place, then everyone will be able to get the cutest and most expensive little trinkets around.

By: wondering

wondering — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:23:57 +0000

I would take those places any day over a boutique that sells $200 shirts and $400 pants and dresses.

By: Francisco

Francisco — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 07:45:58 +0000

After watching this video I have mixed feelings about the actual authenticity of the video. What irritates me the most is the group that my parents belong to are completely ignored. Both of my parents are Chinese immigrants who moved into this country for almost twenty-five years. My mother and father stated a small gift shop business roughly twenty-two years ago. They have seen how the Mission District especially on Mission Street between 21st to 23rd Street. They have seen the changes in people, lifestyle, population and the money people spend. The video talks about how business isn’t too shabby or bad but how about those Chinese immigrants who own those gift shops that sell toys, watches and other random things? They are completely ignored and why? They make a good chunk of people in that area. Why do they not talk about how the changing of the Mission District is effecting those people? My parents still run a gift shop in the Mission District and they have seen sales fall dramatically in the last ten years. However they are not the only one, many of other Chinese immigrants who run gift shops in the area are noticing the dramatic drop in yearly sales. Wait that is not it, no more trust fund babies? There used to be a lot more Latino families in the area that were cheerful and overall pretty content with life. Fast forward to today and most of those families are gone from the Mission District. This is the part where I agree with the video where it says there are a lot more Caucasian people moving into the area. It is indeed true from my observations. I grew up in my parent’s gift shop and have seen the changes in the type of people in the Mission District and their behavior. As for safe, I have to disagree to a certain extent. We have found less people to be stealing however those who steal now at days from our store are more violent then before. This video also talks about graffiti, why do they not talk about the building owners who have the grief of going to City Hall to contest the citations for the graffiti and actually painting them over to comply with city laws? I thought the video was interesting but a narrow minded version of certain aspects.

By: Francisco

Francisco — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 07:20:26 +0000

My parents are not 80+ but they have been in the Mission District for twenty plus years and they feel exactly the same as you. Time is changing and apparently there seems to be a one side view of it.

By: NIMBY

NIMBY — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 02:34:20 +0000

yeah, but not for long.