She aptly points out that SF has more dogs than children...could San Francisco's housing policies have something to do with that?
Here's an excerpt:
In a city that boasts more dogs than children, citizens fight for affordable housing amid competing redevelopment ballot measures.There are more dogs in the city of San Francisco than there are children.
An April 2006 National Geographic article featured the city's posh amenities for canines of all breeds. "San Francisco is home to 745,000 people and an estimated 110,000 dogs," writes the author, "packed into an insular fiefdom just seven miles long and seven wide."
Perhaps not coincidently, San Francisco also has the fewest number of children per capita of any major U.S. city. Children under the age 18 currently make up a mere 15 percent of the city's population.
But most longtime S.F. residents didn't need a national story to shed light on its shrinking youth population and the parallel rising costs of living that continue to push families out of the city. For low and moderate-income folks, the news was yet another example of how hostile the city has become to working class families of color. It's a cruel irony for a metropolis that's built a strong reputation as a beacon of equality. While many working class children of color face school closures and social program budget cuts, the city's well-to-do canines dominate public recreation facilities, have access to emergency pet care and a homeless pet shelter that boasts televisions in each "private condo."
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