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$100K a year now considered 'low income' in 4 SF Bay Area counties, report says
(www.nbcbayarea.com)
this post was submitted on 07 May 2025
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You realize there are people there that didn't choose to move there, or were born there? It's not at all as simple as "don't live there."
San Francisco is not a luxury brand, it's a fucking city. Because there are more opportunities there, COL is much higher. There are a thousand variables that impact it, but a city is a city, regardless, and everyone deserves to have the opportunity to live decently without fear of homelessness. We're better than that.
I do, and I empathize with them. I thought to add it to my comment even, but I decided against it because it garbled my original message. And the message essentially is that the city of San Francisco has basically decided to say fuck you to the people who don’t make 100k.
So yes, you can absolutely decide to stay there, but you need to accept for yourself that cognitive dissonance. Know that you will be fighting an uphill battle. Know that you are fighting against your fellow neighbors and community.
If you exist in that situation, then I absolutely do empathize with you and the challenge you’re facing. It’s up to you to decide if that battle is worth fighting.
The alternative battle I’d instead be fighting is more multi-family housing as well as better hub and spoke communities around the city with better public transportation to the city center.