Bay Area exodus: Poll finds nearly half of residents want to leave region’s challenges behind
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/10/13/bay-area-exodus-poll-finds-nearly-half-of-residents-want-to-leave-regions-challenges-behind/
Growing up here, Michelle Hailey never imagined leaving the Bay Area. But these days, as the West Oakland property manager grapples with increases in taxes and living expenses, and passes homeless encampments almost daily, she’s feeling differently.
“I sometimes have dreams of the moving truck pulling up to get me out of here,” said Hailey, 60, who has lived in Oakland her entire life. “It’s absurd that we’ve allowed the city to erode in this manner.”
Bay Area exodus: Poll finds nearly half of residents want to leave region’s challenges behind
Sun Oct 13, 1:32pm UTC
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/10/13/bay-area-exodus-poll-finds-nearly-half-of-residents-want-to-leave-regions-challenges-behind/
> Growing up here, Michelle Hailey never imagined leaving the Bay Area. But these days, as the West Oakland property manager grapples with increases in taxes and living expenses, and passes homeless encampments almost daily, she’s feeling differently.
> “I sometimes have dreams of the moving truck pulling up to get me out of here,” said Hailey, 60, who has lived in Oakland her entire life. “It’s absurd that we’ve allowed the city to erode in this manner.”