Impact of Rent Control for San Francisco

San Francisco is a city rich in culture and history, home to fine restaurants, several museums, music concerts, live theater, more festivals than there are neighborhoods, and a thriving downtown shopping area. There are some here who have even called it "Camelot" because the variety in entertainment, microclimates and population has created a place where anyone can find almost anything they want or need at any given time. For the college student, this is especially advantageous; no matter what field is being studied, there is probably going to be a live exhibit or working example of it in this extremely diverse city, and usually at a relatively low cost. Additionally, for the middle-income person this would seem to be a good area to live, especially if they want to be around culture and the arts. Many families would also like to make San Francisco their home so that their children can grow up in a culturally diverse city and take full advantage of all that it has to offer. There are, after all, many relatively inexpensive places to go and things to do, from watching live music for no more than a drink or two at a pub, to enjoying Golden Gate Park, to attending movie festivals at the Red Vic on the Haight. For all these reasons, people come here from all over the world, to be able to experience the magic that is San Francisco.

Unfortunately, the city of San Francisco is surrounded on three sides by water, and like New York, is limited in area. This means space --

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unlike most households in California or the United States, consists mostly of non-family households (San Francisco Housing DataBook, 2002). This means that most renters are either living alone or with roommates. While studios may range from $1200-$1800/month in rent, two bedroom/two bathroom apartments may rent for over $2500 (Smith, 2002). Split between two roommates, this comes to $1250 month. Bring in two more roommates (and little or no privacy) and only then does the rent come down to a livable $625/month. Under federal occupancy guidelines, tenants are allowed two persons per bedroom (Rent Watch, 2002). State guidelines allow for two persons per bedroom plus one for the household principle (Rent Watch, 2002). In this scenario, adding one more person (to sleep on the couch) would bring the rent per tenant down to $500/month rent per tenant, thus providing expendable income to said tenants. So, the typical San Francisco resident is forced to sacrifice privacy in an effort to create room in their budget for expenses such as food, gas, electric, necessities and the occasional bit of fun. Importance of Situation: While the "occasional bit of fun" may not seem important at the outset, it should be remembered that tourist

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