Bay Area Argument Essay

I agree with the content and observation within the article, because it is a growing problem in California, especially in the Bay Area. However, the writing style and delivery in which it is portrayed is relying more on emotional appeal, rather on the logical aspect such as numbers and charts. Levin details the displacement of individuals in the Reserve Apartments, due to the fact that it is being dismantled to make way for a development of market-rate housing, because it can lure people of higher income into the world’s prosperous-technology businesses. However, it would pose a problem to many of the tenants, because it would mean they would have to move to other locations where rents is more affordable.
Levin does present arguments from the perspective of the tenants and the ethical position that Greystar is in, regarding this case. He conducts interviews with the local tenants being affected by this event, now there are some interviews that illustrate the class-conflict, especially the income inequality
An example of this is when he quotes (from the supervising city planner)“This is where San Jose is going to grow.” He reveals the rift between the social and economic factors, such as the notion of catering to the rich and pushing the poor, to pave a way that attracts to affluent renters in the future. Moreover, Levin implies an ethical approach which interconnects with the local-anti displacement laws, meaning that what Greystar is doing is completely legal. It forces the reader to reflect on moral character and basic ethics, but it also poses questions of socioeconomic status and whether Greystar has justified means to go through with this course of