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E19: Michelle Tandler on how to fix San Francisco

"Moment of Zen"

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The History of the SRO Hotels in San Francisco

There were like a couple thousand people living in San Francisco before 1848 when gold was discovered. The city exploded overnight, and there were tons of tents in the streets at that time. SRO hotels are where factory workers basically were housed. They have these tiny rooms, they're like eight by 10 shared bathrooms per floor.

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