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Part One: Why is the Rent So Damn High?

Behind the Bastards

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The New York Times Is Making a Mistake in San Francisco.

California has about 23 available affordable homes for every hundred extremely low income renters. The US is more than 3 million homes short of the demand from would be home buyers. Pandemic related supply chain problems aren't helping, adding tens of thousands in cost to the typical house.

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