This site aims to examine food as an indicator of the city of San Francisco. Namely, how accurate of a reflection is the food landscape of its community? Furthermore, can changing food landscapes be an indicator of gentrification?
5 specific neighborhoods were chosen for analysis due to their different characteristics:
- Chinatown: A very ethnic homogeneous area that has been fiercely resisting gentrification for many years.
- Mission: Similarly to Chinatown, the Mission was a very ethnic homogeneous area that fought gentrification. However, their efforts have been less successful—in 2012, there were more White than Hispanic residents in the neighborhood.
- Bayview-Hunters Point (BVHP): One of the poorest neighborhoods in San Francisco, mainly composed of African American residents
- Marina: One of the richest neighborhoods in San Francisco, mainly composed of White residents
- Financial District (FiDi): One of the most ethnically heterogenous neighborhoods, subject to a blend of cultures.