> This is a tiny city, and you can walk from any one point to another in 45 minutes most of the time.
> But, back to walking. Anyone who is traveling in a North-South direction to commute (i.e. Marina to Downtown) knows that by the time the 30 or 45 bus gets to Chinatown, you can get out and walk faster, plus you don’t feel like a sardine. That walk is a no-brainer.
The author ignores anyone who finds walking difficult.
California's muni problems are not just because of "the Chinese"[1] but because of the baffling tax / road thing that got themselves into.
[1] I never thought that in 2012 I'd be saying "It's not the Chinese" in a comment about SF. :-\
> The Chinatown political machine ensures that they get the lion’s share of the benefits
That headline is bolded. Use of the word "they" suggests to me more than one leader.
Maybe it's just a cultural thing, (I'm in the UK) but this next paragraph feels weird, almost xenophobic. It's the kind of thing that only fringe politicians would say.
> But I’m sure that the camera shops, trinket stands, and street-side produce markets of Chinatown are the ones providing the city with most of its tax, jobs, and commerce income.
> But, back to walking. Anyone who is traveling in a North-South direction to commute (i.e. Marina to Downtown) knows that by the time the 30 or 45 bus gets to Chinatown, you can get out and walk faster, plus you don’t feel like a sardine. That walk is a no-brainer.
The author ignores anyone who finds walking difficult.
California's muni problems are not just because of "the Chinese"[1] but because of the baffling tax / road thing that got themselves into.
[1] I never thought that in 2012 I'd be saying "It's not the Chinese" in a comment about SF. :-\