LA Times: Hippies-turned-homeowners vs. Punks in Haight-Ashbury
The Los Angeles Times reports on San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury, where some former hippies-turned-homeowners aren't thrilled with the panhandling punks on the street. As Coop points out, there are some great quotes in here:
(Arthur) Evans, 64, says (the punks) should get help, clean up or go home...
"I used to be a hippie. I wore beads and grew my hair long," he said. "But my generation had something these kids do not: a standard of civilized behavior...."
"I'm sick of stepping over gangs of kids, only to be told 'Die, yuppie!' A lot of us were flower children, but we grew up," said Robert Shadoian, 58, a retired family therapist. "There are responsibilities in this world you have to meet. You can't be drugged out 24/7 and expect the world to take care of you."
(Carolyn) Mckenna said she was tired of being criticized for the "crime" of owning a home. "Haight-Ashbury is not synonymous with anarchy," she said. "It's not fair to homeowners with their entire net worth tied up here. I'd be disingenuous if I said I wasn't worried about property values."
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