A Conversation on Innovation & Gentrification

Today, I attended a panel discussion hosted by the Asian Community Development Corporation. The conversation was meant to discuss the impact of the tech sector on housing stability. The representatives from the tech sector, while well-meaning, were surprisingly out of touch with the premise of the discussion. They talked about the importance of diversity, yes, but never touched on housing affordability and community engagement as something they ever thought about it.

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