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Re:90-minute ‘super commutes’ more common as Bay Area housin... by conanbatt on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @01:58PM (#16924214)
75%?? source?

That sounds like too much.

Re:90-minute ‘super commutes’ more common as Bay Area housin... by davidsawyer on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @02:31PM (#16924549)
Maybe this is what is being referenced: https://www.quora.com/What-percentage-of-San-Francisco-apart...

Though, I don't think this is "rent control" in the NYC sense of the term where rents are kept way under market rate.

Rather, it seems to be a set of ordinances around what landlords can and can't do, largely pertaining to rent increases: http://sfrb.org/rent-ordinance

Re:90-minute ‘super commutes’ more common as Bay Area housin... by pmiller2 on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @05:02PM (#16926123)
In NYC terms, I believe "rent control" in SF is more akin to "rent stabilization."
Re:90-minute ‘super commutes’ more common as Bay Area housin... by nerfhammer on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @02:23PM (#16924463)
Re:90-minute ‘super commutes’ more common as Bay Area housin... by conanbatt on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @02:30PM (#16924536)
Wow this law is so ridiculous, it basically applies to most the stock.

I don't think most people enjoy this benefit of rent control, it wouldn't make sense to rent out properties. I wonder what is the effective rent control rate (that which has affected price significantly). Maybe a rental turnover rate would hint at a solution.

Re:90-minute ‘super commutes’ more common as Bay Area housin... by csisvunit on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @03:45PM (#16925316)
rent control is what's keeping san francisco, barely, san francisco. it isnt going away. its also whats keeping my landlord from doubling my rent, thank you very much.
Re:90-minute ‘super commutes’ more common as Bay Area housin... by conanbatt on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @04:37PM (#16925856)
People that don't have (effective) rent control do not feel the way you do.
Re:90-minute ‘super commutes’ more common as Bay Area housin... by nerfhammer on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @04:33PM (#16925810)
Congratulations, you've got a new kind of arbitrarily allocated ownership.