SF changes in the last 18 months? (San Francisco, Oakland: rent, crime, home)

[BritinUSA]

I've been away a bit more than 18 months, a friend of a friend says the city has "gone down hill"

Any truth to this?

I know the rent prices went up by crazy amounts

[04kL4nD]

It depends. If you work in tech, the city has become a lot more attractive. If you're poor/working class, you've probably been priced out by the techies and relegated to living across the Bay in Oakland

[clongirl]

I don't think the rents or wealthy tech types have that much of an impact over just 18 months...but think that crime has gotten A LOT worse in that amount of time. Seems like there's more random and more violent types of crime now.

[04kL4nD]

You are actually wrong. Crime is down around the Bay Area in general and rents have gone way up pretty much everywhere. LOL

[BritinUSA]

110% know the rents are higher than when I left!

The crime of course I don't know as easily, but a quick CL scan tells me about the rents

[04kL4nD]

Homicide rate dives in San Francisco, Bay Area's big cities - SFGate

[Tulemutt]

I don't know about you, but when the roller coaster goes downhill is when I holler "Wheeeee!"

[clongirl]

Okay-- guess I was wrong then. I generally read the Examiner for more accurate crime information and some of the things I've been reading are pretty bad--

Random fatal beatings, muggings, and stabbings...not typical gang/drug related type stuff.

Rents...well from my perspective they've pretty much always been very high. Not this high of course, but people are paying them---and seemingly able to.

So yes--I suppose in 18 months rents have probably increased. Not really sure, OP what kind of information you're looking for. You're friend said it was "going down hill". Why not ask him?

[vanity59]

Originally Posted by 04kL4nD

It depends. If you work in tech, the city has become a lot more attractive. If you're poor/working class, you've probably been priced out by the techies and relegated to living across the Bay in Oakland

Went in San Francisco during 3 months, after getting there 3 years ago, and I saw the same things.

[marcopolo666]

Originally Posted by 04kL4nD

It depends. If you work in tech, the city has become a lot more attractive. If you're poor/working class, you've probably been priced out by the techies and relegated to living across the Bay in Oakland

But if you've been priced out you an amuse yourself my throwing rocks from your cardboard box home near the freeway at the google buses as they leave San Francisco.