$1,000 a month for tiny room, bedbugs, seedy surroundings in the Mission

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/1-000-a-month-for-bedbugs-shared-bathroom-in-5668140.php

by donsupreme • 12 years ago

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elyrly• 12 years ago

I'm tired of the Headline "SF housing/rent too expensive" articles. Move to Oakland, Berkeley, South Bay anywhere else but San Francisco.

ilikemustard• 12 years ago

My thoughts exactly. I don't understand why they feel forced to live in such terrible, expensive conditions. Sure it may be temporarily inconvenient and difficult to move, but wouldn't they be far better off somewhere else?? I just don't get it.

donsupreme• 12 years ago

If you are an immigrant with kids, presumably with very limited education, I can imagine you would make choices that aren't the most logical from the world view. Fear can be a powerful factor, however illogical they might be, perhaps they know the area or they can't drive or they have a support system, etc

ceras2• 12 years ago

It can be easy to forget given how heated the tech industry is, but it is not so simple to just move and find another job. Moreover, moving anywhere else in the bay could have your not-substantially-lower rent offset by transportation costs anyway. There are lots of other reasons that these people are making this choice. Honestly, who would choose this if they didn't think it was their best option?

$1,000 a month for tiny room, bedbugs, seedy surroundings in the Mission

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