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A two-bedroom apartment now averages more than $6,000, according to the Zumper National Rent Report. This is a 25.9% increase in the last year.
September 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM
A two-bedroom apartment now averages more than $6,000, according to the Zumper National Rent Report. This is a 25.9% increase in the last year.
Hospitality House has welcomed 4,200 people a year to its Sixth Street drop-in center, getting people indoors and helping them access health services, use a restroom, and connect with resources.
September 15, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Hospitality House has welcomed 4,200 people a year to its Sixth Street drop-in center, getting people indoors and helping them access health services, use a restroom, and connect with resources.
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s singular focus on “recovery,” as showcased in his “everything’s peachy” highlight reel social media presence, has resulted in him declaring a “rent emergency” for San Francisco.
September 15, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s singular focus on “recovery,” as showcased in his “everything’s peachy” highlight reel social media presence, has resulted in him declaring a “rent emergency” for San Francisco.
The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco has spiked up to $4,300 according to Zumper, a 25.7% year-over-year increase. A person would have to make nearly $83/hour at a full-time job in order to pay that, or 4.2x the minimum wage. Looking for something cheaper?
September 14, 2026 at 12:03 AM
The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco has spiked up to $4,300 according to Zumper, a 25.7% year-over-year increase. A person would have to make nearly $83/hour at a full-time job in order to pay that, or 4.2x the minimum wage. Looking for something cheaper?
Thousands of San Franciscans faced eviction in the past year, thanks to a median 26% increase in rents by landlords cashing in on the AI boom. A one bedroom apartment now averages over $4,000, and the cost of living for everyday people hasn't caught up.
September 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Thousands of San Franciscans faced eviction in the past year, thanks to a median 26% increase in rents by landlords cashing in on the AI boom. A one bedroom apartment now averages over $4,000, and the cost of living for everyday people hasn't caught up.
After months of pressure from tenant advocates, the Mayor has acknowledged what working-class San Franciscans have faced for years: soaring rents, rising evictions, and a recovery that isn’t reaching everyone.
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Lurie breaks silence on rents, declares emergency: here's what he could do to solve it
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has declared a “rent emergency” after rents and evictions surged. But words aren’t enough: he must freeze rents, protect tenants, fund affordable housing, and turn…
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September 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM
After months of pressure from tenant advocates, the Mayor has acknowledged what working-class San Franciscans have faced for years: soaring rents, rising evictions, and a recovery that isn’t reaching everyone.
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You don't have to go to NYC to find socialists fighting for working class people. San Francisco's Democratic Socialist Supervisor Jackie Fielder is fighting to keep people in their homes in the midst of an explosion of evictions and spiking rents.
September 10, 2026 at 2:55 AM
You don't have to go to NYC to find socialists fighting for working class people. San Francisco's Democratic Socialist Supervisor Jackie Fielder is fighting to keep people in their homes in the midst of an explosion of evictions and spiking rents.
It's been over a week since US Representative Kevin Mullins was allowed to visit the ad hoc ICE detention facility in the bowels of San Francisco International Airport,
September 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
It's been over a week since US Representative Kevin Mullins was allowed to visit the ad hoc ICE detention facility in the bowels of San Francisco International Airport,
Mayor Daniel Lurie's aversion to transparency is at the root of several controversies that won't go away. First there was his call with Donald Trump on the eve of the President's planned National Guard deployment to San Francisco. Lurie and Trump got on the horn, and the deployment was called off.
September 7, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Mayor Daniel Lurie's aversion to transparency is at the root of several controversies that won't go away. First there was his call with Donald Trump on the eve of the President's planned National Guard deployment to San Francisco. Lurie and Trump got on the horn, and the deployment was called off.
"It's quite possible for real estate developers to build new housing and make new profits while rents and home prices stay prohibitively high for working San Franciscans. In fact, that's a best-case scenario for the real estate industry."
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After YIMBYing around for a decade, San Francisco enters "Find Out" phase
It's quite possible for real estate developers to build new housing and make new profits while rents and home prices stay prohibitively high for working San Franciscans. In fact, that's a best-case…
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September 7, 2026 at 5:16 PM
"It's quite possible for real estate developers to build new housing and make new profits while rents and home prices stay prohibitively high for working San Franciscans. In fact, that's a best-case scenario for the real estate industry."
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Offer a million dollars over the asking price, apparently.
Median asking price for a home in San Francisco stands at $1.7 million and rising.
Median asking price for a home in San Francisco stands at $1.7 million and rising.
September 6, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Offer a million dollars over the asking price, apparently.
Median asking price for a home in San Francisco stands at $1.7 million and rising.
Median asking price for a home in San Francisco stands at $1.7 million and rising.
Join PUML at San Francisco’s Make Out Room on Wednesday Night September 23rd for a live variety show featuring comedy, music, stage games and more. Come for the dunks, stay for the inspiration that we can build a San Francisco for the working class.
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September 5, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Join PUML at San Francisco’s Make Out Room on Wednesday Night September 23rd for a live variety show featuring comedy, music, stage games and more. Come for the dunks, stay for the inspiration that we can build a San Francisco for the working class.
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The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco has spiked up to $4,300 according to Zumper, a 25.7% year-over-year increase. A person would have to make nearly $83/hour at a full-time job in order to pay that, or 4.2x the minimum wage. Looking for something cheaper?
September 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco has spiked up to $4,300 according to Zumper, a 25.7% year-over-year increase. A person would have to make nearly $83/hour at a full-time job in order to pay that, or 4.2x the minimum wage. Looking for something cheaper?
"San Franciscans deserve a government where responsibility is clear, accountability is real, and the people entrusted to serve this city are held to the highest standards.”
August 29, 2026 at 5:54 PM
"San Franciscans deserve a government where responsibility is clear, accountability is real, and the people entrusted to serve this city are held to the highest standards.”
San Francisco's Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC), the governing body of the local Democratic Party, has released its endorsements for November's election, the first general election since Donald Trump's local donor base gained control of the Committee in 2024.
August 27, 2026 at 11:13 PM
San Francisco's Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC), the governing body of the local Democratic Party, has released its endorsements for November's election, the first general election since Donald Trump's local donor base gained control of the Committee in 2024.
SFPD participation in San Francisco's Pride events has always been controversial, since the local movement for LGBTQ+ rights began in earnest with revolts against the widespread police brutality against the community,
August 27, 2026 at 6:46 PM
SFPD participation in San Francisco's Pride events has always been controversial, since the local movement for LGBTQ+ rights began in earnest with revolts against the widespread police brutality against the community,
Mission Local's Junyao Yang broke the story that the San Francisco Democratic Party's governing body has rewritten its bylaws to allow it to break with the California Democratic Party and oppose California Proposition 40, the Billionaire Tax.
August 26, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Mission Local's Junyao Yang broke the story that the San Francisco Democratic Party's governing body has rewritten its bylaws to allow it to break with the California Democratic Party and oppose California Proposition 40, the Billionaire Tax.
The ILWU Local 6 strike against C&H Sugar in Crockett, CA is on pause as the sides have agreed to return to the table for 60 days of renewed contract negotiations.
August 26, 2026 at 3:06 AM
The ILWU Local 6 strike against C&H Sugar in Crockett, CA is on pause as the sides have agreed to return to the table for 60 days of renewed contract negotiations.
Seemingly oblivious to the anti-Flock movement gathering steam across the country, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and his allies continue to rhapsodize the benefits of putting cameras up all over town at every opportunity.
August 25, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Seemingly oblivious to the anti-Flock movement gathering steam across the country, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and his allies continue to rhapsodize the benefits of putting cameras up all over town at every opportunity.
San Francisco's Sunshine Ordinance, enhanced in 1999 by voter referendum, states: "Elected officials, commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business.
August 25, 2026 at 1:33 AM
San Francisco's Sunshine Ordinance, enhanced in 1999 by voter referendum, states: "Elected officials, commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business.
Hundreds of San Francisco renters showed up on a Saturday in August at Jones Memorial Methodist Church in the Fillmore, but they weren't there to find Jesus.
August 22, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Hundreds of San Francisco renters showed up on a Saturday in August at Jones Memorial Methodist Church in the Fillmore, but they weren't there to find Jesus.
The San Francisco Standard recently revealed that Supervisor Matt Dorsey has been using an obscure campaign fund tied to his successful 2024 run for a seat on the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee for personal expenses like $3k at restaurants and over $5k worth of Uber rides.
August 21, 2026 at 9:15 PM
The San Francisco Standard recently revealed that Supervisor Matt Dorsey has been using an obscure campaign fund tied to his successful 2024 run for a seat on the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee for personal expenses like $3k at restaurants and over $5k worth of Uber rides.
Surveillance, AI hyperscaling, trickle-down housing policy, Israel's genocide. A nationwide wave of popular antagonism to these causes has created a clear dividing line within the Democratic Party.
August 20, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Surveillance, AI hyperscaling, trickle-down housing policy, Israel's genocide. A nationwide wave of popular antagonism to these causes has created a clear dividing line within the Democratic Party.
Nobody asked Supervisor Matt Dorsey for his opinions on Israel's ongoing genocide of Palestinians, but that won't stop him.
August 19, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Nobody asked Supervisor Matt Dorsey for his opinions on Israel's ongoing genocide of Palestinians, but that won't stop him.
The movement against data centers has been gathering steam for years, and it has expanded from one-off opposition to individual data centers into proactive bans and moratoria.
August 18, 2026 at 3:35 AM
The movement against data centers has been gathering steam for years, and it has expanded from one-off opposition to individual data centers into proactive bans and moratoria.