San Francisco Isn’t Destined to Be the Next Detroit

That's not something that one would even need to argue against if it actually wasn't on the cards...

You don't defened something (in a WP editorial no less) from an absurd and far-fetched prediction, because there's no point in even ackowledging it.

Archive / paywall: <https://archive.is/mFerc>

Downtown SF should transform into something like Dubai. Leisure destination for tourism and rich residents. That means converting skyscrapers into residential units. Cleaning up streets and infrastructure. And changing the way income taxes work in SF.

Sadly I think taxes are the main reason, why it will fail to attract new rich residents. Even working remotely for two months in California is very problematic, it triggers are sort of complex tax implications.