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Re:San Francisco Apartment Rents Crater Up to 31%, Most in U.S. by sagarm on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @01:56PM (#24767979)
The actual reason people are leaving the city are high rents and small apartments. How the hell do you work from home when you're sharing a place with roommates? And affording extra space for an office given current rents is a huge problem.

Crime and homelessness, while problems, aren't major factors for people in my experience. After all, those two things haven't really changed.

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Re:San Francisco Apartment Rents Crater Up to 31%, Most in U.S. by WillPostForFood on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @09:38PM (#24772324)
Homelessness is objectively worse, as in higher counts, in SF. Up 72% since 2011. And it is subjectively worse, as enforcement has dropped and homelessness has spread, become more bold, more petty crime, and caused a bigger disruptions.

https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/5380756_sanfrancisco2019....

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Re:San Francisco Apartment Rents Crater Up to 31%, Most in U.S. by bart_spoon on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @01:22PM (#24779134)
> Crime and homelessness, while problems, aren't major factors for people in my experience. After all, those two things haven't really changed

I disagree. Its consistently brought up, along with high rent, as one of the worst parts of living in the area. In my experience, the people who stay in SF are willing tolerate it for access to all the amenities there. When the pandemic makes it difficult to enjoy those amenities, it will drive people away.

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