It faces staunch opposition from powerful business and political interests. Brown said in his State of the City address Oct. 23. The Mission District isn't Utopia. Prostitution and drug abuse are problems. Walk just about any street and expect to be panhandled.
Homelessness is widespread.
But since the first Internet companies started revitalizing the district several years ago, it has become a desirable place. Renter evictions are at record highs. Landlords are jacking rents up 400 percent or more. The high-tech industry can afford to pay it, but we can't. Clashes between the unconventional and commercial.