Will Prop 98 Beat San Francisco's Rainbow?Adolfo R. Moralesbyline‚ May. 22‚ 2008Battling strong winds was the last of the worries that a diverse group of protesters had at a No on 98 rally yesterday in front of San Francisco's City Hall. They were far more worried about the hurricane winds of gentrification threatening to sweep away all but those with high incomes from San Francisco. With a steady wind constantly flapping their signs and banners, a richly diverse group of people came together to prevent the impoverishing of the city into a monochromatic gilded ghetto. Their main objective was to rally around the opposition to Proposition 98. A measure whose most egregious feature, among many, would effectively end rent control not only in the city, but throughout the state of California. |