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San Francisco’s progressive racism

Xenophobic activists are battling gentrification

The ugly xenophobia that has cropped up in certain corners of the GOP has an unusual cousin in an unexpected place.

The progressive Mission District in San Francisco has become ground zero for a form of Lefty nativism that scorns newcomers and most forms of economic growth. In a city renowned for its inclusive diversity and technological innovation, it is here that a bitter racialised activism has taken root.

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