major urban areas all across the country...and the world (I've got an IMF report on that)...are suffering from both the effects of COVID and technology, thus creating "Donut Effects" (see link). While Dems catering to Union pension demands is a genuine fault of theirs, it's a problem that is fixable, as former SJ Mayor, Sam Liccardo proved. This "Donut" problem, however is likely to be the 'New Normal' and not as easy to remedy.

Link: https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2024/12/for-major-u-s-cities-the-donut-effect-persists