[–] Spear1000 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Rent wouldn't be so high if the government would keep its big nose out of the housing market. They prop up home prices and people can no longer afford to buy a starter home or apartment which drives the rental demand up and corresponding prices. Everywhere the government gets involved, there are problems. Look at the student debt bubble created from guaranteed government loans.
[–] NorsteinBekkler 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
San Francisco resident here. Part of the problem is that rising rent trend is spreading across the entire Bay Area, especially anywhere connected to BART. The proverbial rich techie can move, but lower income people are fucked on multiple levels. The entire region is becoming unaffordable, and probably only another serious real estate crash will start to turn it back.
[–] badp4nd4 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
It's extreme gentrification. As long as there are people who can pay the high rents, there is no incentive to lower them. My friend in San Jose pays 2,400/m for a 1 bedroom apartment barely 900sq. It's a nice spot but not luxury by any means.
But the pay in San Jose is 50k more than the pay in Los Angeles or San Diego. Just a trade off, tech companies need tech people so they pay inflated salaries to allow their workers to live in the area.
Now if you don't work in tech or similar and make that tech money, you are definitely in for a rough time. Fortunately there are countless cities within a 100$ flight that are extremely cheap to live, hell, you can even live in Oakland if you prefer to stay in the area.
If rent costs more than 1/3rd of your income, you can no longer afford to live there and need to consider moving.
[–] entropyosaurus 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
one day the tech bubble will burst again
[–] Buttershine 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
"and I am a young, white woman, which gives me the immense privilege"
So now they admit it.
[–] KevinSutherland ago (edited ago)
The homeless pop of SF is retarded high, and everyone leaves them alone. While they shit on the streets. SF smells bad. If you touch or get mad at them you're literally evicted from SF.
[–] Porphyrogennetos ago
I am a young, white woman, which gives me the immense privilege of pulling up a creepy van and parking it without being harassed
One more thing to add to the list because she's absolutely right.
[–] weezkitty 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago (edited ago)
A bit misleading since she is doing this by choice. While rent is way too damn high in SF, that doesn't mean it is impossible for someone who works as a SW engineer to afford a place to live in an area within commute distance
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[–] Lesuorac 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
She*
But still definitely accepted job by choice, many locations besides SF offer SE jobs.
[–] weezkitty 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago
Wow. I didn't notice that part. Didn't really expect it either.
She even admitted to having some form of female privilege
[–] firex726 ago
Funny how out moral betters always make it a point to bring up race/gender/orientation, etc...
Here on the internet, it does not matter who or what I am, all that matters is my opinion and whether it can stand on it's own merits.
[–] Tom-Hanks 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
If they have 12 roomates