In Oakland, a Sign of Some Very High Times

Re:In Oakland, a Sign of Some Very High Times by nedwin on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @01:04AM (#8485966)

I'm assuming it's some kind of tech job. Keep in mind there are thousands of people living in the city who make minimum wage. You're going to be doing substantially better than them.

Find a share house with people with similar interests, get a studio in the Tenderloin or (potentially) move to the East Bay.

Either way you're going to have a blast. :)

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:In Oakland, a Sign of Some Very High Times by dllthomas on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @01:40AM (#8486082)

Most of those people aren't starting to rent a place now. Someone I know moved to SF about 7 years ago. If he were to move, rent for something comparable is more than 2x what he's paying.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:In Oakland, a Sign of Some Very High Times by eru on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @01:54AM (#8486117)

Why don't their landlords do anything about this shortfall?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:In Oakland, a Sign of Some Very High Times by jayunit on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @02:05AM (#8486141)

http://www.sftu.org/rentcontrol.html

[ Parent | on HN ]

[dead]

Re:In Oakland, a Sign of Some Very High Times by dllthomas on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @10:18AM (#8487433)

I don't understand what you're objecting to. Rent control is indeed the reason the person I was discussing has only had their rent rise with CPI.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:In Oakland, a Sign of Some Very High Times by klipt on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @02:10AM (#8486154)

San Francisco has excellent (for long term tenants) rent control.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:In Oakland, a Sign of Some Very High Times by eru on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @07:11PM (#8490699)

Thanks for the information!

I guess that leads to `excellent' non-upgrading of houses that have long term tenants in them.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:In Oakland, a Sign of Some Very High Times by dllthomas on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @10:23PM (#8491246)

I think "strong rent control" is the uncontroversial phrasing.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:In Oakland, a Sign of Some Very High Times by klipt on Saturday October 25, 2014 @03:00PM (#8509013)

If the owner refuses to do maintenance, you can stop paying rent altogether until they do it.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:In Oakland, a Sign of Some Very High Times by eru on Sunday October 26, 2014 @07:27PM (#8512939)

Yes. But they won't upgrade anything.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:In Oakland, a Sign of Some Very High Times by klipt on Sunday November 02, 2014 @04:57AM (#8546190)

If you're not paying rent, you can probably afford to upgrade it yourself...

[ Parent | on HN ]