Mounting Hills of Rent of Rent of Rent

Of rent of rent of renting there ends up being nobody, nobody the people want. Who are the landlords seeking to attract? There are so many people in need of somewhere to go, yet the businesses that have been Nob Hill institutions are being pushed out by the second. Pink Rhino Red Velvet Underground, The Herb Store, Poke Poke, Slice Parlor, Birdland, O’neils; what is the tipping point? Why are so many buildings sitting empty, when families are enduring living without a house to sleep in? Walking up Central, it’s impossible not to ask these questions. Wistfully, I remember what used to be — dreaming up a future that glows of interactive unity, of neighborhoods designed for the people, as opposed to mere wallets.