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The gentrification of San Francisco has been an ongoing source of tension between renters and working people who live in the city as well as real estate interests. A result of this conflict has been an emerging antagonism between longtime working-class residents of the city and the influx of new tech workers. A major increase of gentrification in San Francisco has been attributed to the Dot-Com Boom in the 1990s, creating a strong demand for skilled tech workers from local startups and close by Silicon Valley businesses leading to rising standards of living.[1] As a result, a large influx of new workers in the internet and technology sector began to contribute to the gentrification of historically poor immigrant neighborhoods such as the Mission District.[2] During this time San Francisco began a transformation eventually culminating in it becoming the most expensive city to live in the United States.[3]
- ^ Schwarzer, Mitchell (2005-02-11). "San Francisco by the Numbers: Planning After the 2000 Census". San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association. Archived from the original on 2005-02-11. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ^ Nieves, Evelyn (5 November 2000). "Mission District Fights Case of Dot-Com Fever". The New York Times.
- ^ "America's 20 most expensive cities for renters". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-10-20.