One thing I was happy to see in my hometown is the number of new building that have gone up since I left. My hometown has a reputation of not being a city of growth. One famous author has been qoted as calling it "There is no there there." Well, it's definitely a place to be now.There were tons of new apartment buildings. Now how many of them are affordable, I'm not sure. Then again it's not surprising how many housing units have been built considering that a lot of people are getting priced out of San Francisco. For a while there was a mass exodus out of SF and into the East Bay and beyond. But for the most part, housing prices have gone down considerably. So hopefully those who have moved to my city will stay.
There's also so many new office buildings! My city has a bad rep in the past of not hiring from within the city and instead hiring from the more affluent surrounding cities. Let's hope this time that people who live in my city can also work in my city. It was good to finally see that the renovation of the Fox theater is underway. There's a gorgeous brand new church on the lake. I was totally blown away at all the development that has gone on and is still going on.
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