This woman lives in a closet in SF's Alamo Square neighborhood
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2019
- Part of Building a Better Bay Area is building better housing solutions. ABC7 is taking a weeklong look at the widespread Bay Area housing crisis. We spoke with a woman who is spending $1,200 on rent in San Francisco... but there's a catch-- she is living in a converted closet.
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“He’s HIV positive” no correlation to the video LMAOO they did him so dirty 💀
CGA agree
I was wondering why that mattered🤔 did him very dirty😒
cost of treatment
First thing that comes to mind from hearing that is that late roomate from The Real World: San Francisco back in the 90s, who had AIDS.
He said it like it is the 90's and had to let every1 know 😑
So we are just gonna ignore the fact that homeboys dad started burning man and he’s still broke ? Damn son
Of course, that hippie is not siphoning the smallest drop of salty sadness from me. Go take your hairpins and live in the wilderness, you selfish heathen.
Burning Man is for White ppl.... maybe the dad didn’t have the best relationship with his mixed son, doing the least he could do by allowing him to live w/ rent control
Well its obviously cause hes HIV positive (just kidding - that info was totally irrelevant)
And was renting for 40 years
Are you dense? The rent went from $1600 to more than $3600. Got it?!
“He’s HIV-positive”
TF does that have to do with the woman in the closet haha
Hahahahahahha
it was detailing his income issues. that medication is very expensive and eats into your bottom line.
Drew Dienno I was gonna say that it was clear to me why they said it
VanTagePoinT91 VTP - maybe they had a closet affair!!! Lol
Lol right. That confused me
When $85K is low income in the city you live in, you need to find some other place to live.
Tell it like it is, Mr. Norris.
💯💯💯
I dont even make that much, but still livin comfortably here in FL.
No shit.
This people make the big bucks.. they're saving money to later move out to a cheaper state n live like kings.. believe me I live in AZ and I work for them..
"He's HIV positive and drives a blue car."
Winged Things I loled...😂😂😂
Haha!
Maybe healthcare costs associated with an incurable illness have something to do with exacerbating the financial issues of skyrocketing rent? Jesus, what’s wrong with you people?
samiracle maybe they should’ve said that then...
Jonny MIA it was probably edited for time and they assumed thoughtful people would deduce that on their own. it’s not difficult to figure out that it is especially cruel of these heartless landlords to take advantage of the market when their costs haven’t risen, at the expense of more vulnerable ppl like those living with serious illnesses...
When people need to rent their closets and people actually dooo rent them. This should be a huge huge wake up call to the USA... Shame shame shame.
Lmao that’s democrat run San Francisco.. that shit ain’t even close to this bad where I live
yeah it's insane in san francisco... 3-4k month not including utilities/no parking, 1 bed 1 bath, or even studio... i lived in daly city which is 10 minutes south of SF and housing rent was reasonable, i had the master bedroom with my own bathroom for 800 dollars a month, utilities/internet included... shared that house with a family of 4, mom dad and their 2 sons.
It is saddening, I don't even know how to spell it but it's hopeless 😥. Poor girl.
USA? More like California.
That’s what happens when you keep voting democrat
I think they mention the man’s HIV status to reflect that he is dealing with a life threatening condition and the property owner is focused on getting as much money as he can for the apartment.
I see your point but they could have stated that in stead of just mentioning his HIV status.
That's how I took it, he's already managing this condition and now he has to deal with this.
That's a good perspective
They could have used other wording
...how much money in property and city taxes does this "property owner" have every year; not to mention upkeep on the real estate and probably stupid city CODES out the arse, being that SF is a socialist city, in a socialist state, with a socialist governor and gives welfare to illegal immigrants, etc etc. I should know I live in upstate NY (Calif 2) on 200 acres and our lovely dictator governor here makes it hard, if not impossible to be a property owner to keep up with all the expenses. Property owners here leaving in droves for Ky and Tenn. So don't come down on the property owner trying to make some profit off a really huge investment. This is a Republic, not a Socialistic nation after all. People don't get crap for free; MY taxes(in every shape and form) pay for all "the free stuff"... even if they have self induced HIV.
Why give her address? Geeez, she’s already lost so much.
"He's hiv +" What kind of journalism is this?
Mainstream journalism
No one:
Literally no one:
Literally not a single soul:
ABC News: He's HIV positive
“He’s HIV positive” lmao okay cool?😂 Good for you bro, how much for the closet ?
he probably thinks he is entitled for AIDS discount LMAO
She's 33?! She looks 43. Poor girl.
Exactly she looks hella old
She's cute.
She probably smokes or is lying about her age.
Stress can really take a toll on you. Hope she finds a studio. Maybe go further south...Daly City.
@@bernieudo4399 That's true.
"His father started burning man, he expanded the closet with some ply wood, oh and he's HIV positive."
In 1983 I paid that for a 3 bedroom west of 19th on Lawton just a few blocks south of The Park. When I left in 1986 my rent had doubled already. That same home just sold for $1.1m, and it's a fixer-upper.
I don't care if he's HIV positive
I would rather know, personally. I don't want to catch it.
@@mickdavis2385 dang I've already made love to to his sausage without a condom
4real😤
E. tezani I thought that was going to be somehow relevant as the report went on, but nope!
E. tezani me either. No connection to the housing
I'm glad I left the Bay Area when I did. Bless their hearts.
Even if they make more housing it is still too expensive.
samiproductions Things are more expensive when there’s scarcity.
@@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive Yes so true! I think most people know that but everywhere is too expensive for the average person. That's not good. Very very bad!
@@samkurz An issue is that San Francisco is only 46.89 sq mi. It is an international city yet doesn't even have a population of 1m and is one of the smallest counties in the USA.
Unless we want historic buildings torn down and the look of SF to change (Which is one of the the things that attracts outsiders and one of the things that makes San Franciscans stay.) then there is not much we can build.
We need to collaborate with the rest of the Bay Area and surrounding municipalities to work out this housing crisis. So many people want to come here and so many people want to stay. But we need to work on this issue beyond SF.
As I like to imagine P.T. Barnum having said... "'Cause there's an asshole for EVERY seat!"
@@samkurz Amen and AMEN.. everywhere is too expensive.
CHECK! I did that in SF on Haight/Central for 14 months. I paid $250 for the same size but in 2008. Mine was the utility closet where the washer/ dryer would go. I also turned it into a loft. Then around the end of 2009 I finally got put on the lease. My rent went up to $538 and then a few more dollars extra every year after. My friends still have that place, but I moved in 2017. I lived in that city as a local. I never worried about rent, and could save to travel wherever.
Oh yeah, I was 26 then and it was fun! I would never want to do it again. (The closet part)
If you had a couple of beers that night, it was annoying to get down safely to go pee. (Especially if its more than once or my ex girlfriend complaining about it.) I have many good stories about that place.
Hope she finds a better living situation, cause she doesn't seemed as thrilled about the closet.
I empathize with anyone who struggles financially but it doesn’t make sense to lease in an apartment for 30 years.
How is that different from a 30 year Mortgage? And many times, many people are retired and ready to move when the mortgage is paid off!
@@zeusincoming282 did u rlly say how is leasing an apartment different from a mortgage? Other than actually owning it after the 30 years? Lmao do you've any idea what ur talking about?
@@rossmacrae749 Well, if you finished reading my post, I said many people would most likely be ready to move after the Condo is paid off anyway. Upside of owning the condo is that you can actually sell it afterwards and recoup cash for a smaller home, or bank it while living in a retirement community! But Retirement communities are not cheap especially if they assisted living.
@@zeusincoming282 How does that change anything. Renting is pissing away money, paying a mortgage means you eventually own it and if it the market values increases, you're actually making more money than you spend on the mortgage as opposed to have nothing to show for it after 30 years of paying rent.
My partner and I lived at 632 Steiner when we first moved to San Francisco. A beautiful flat looking over the square and a beautiful view of the city from our dining room. We were definitely not rich. I was a student at Berkeley and he was a hemo dialysis tech. It is just sickening to watch this happen to a city I loved so much
I’m just trying to figure out what’s the relevance of adding that the guy is “ HIV positive “ of any importance to this story about high rent cost in San Francisco. 😑😑😑
Victim points.
SF is a haven for that .
Zero relavance, ...victim points +10
In the East Bay, you can barely even get a room for rent anymore for under $1200. I’ve seen rooms now go for $1400. It’s not just SF.
Leticia Andreas that's why I left
Leticia Andreas been traveling for 6 months its like that everywhere Seattle you can rent a room for 700 to 800 and still get a good job
I lived in my mother's pantry back in 1976 on Page and Clayton street, and I loved it!
i live in central texas, for 1,200$ you could rent a 3 bedroom HOUSE!
And the nearest grocery store is 10 miles away.
@@jessicaaguirre1229 Hey, gas is super cheap in Texas compared to commiefornia and I am pretty sure she has no problem finding parking near her house and worry every day that some illegal third world scumbag will break in her car because in TX you will get shot doing that
@@jessicaaguirre1229 You're clearly not from central Texas.
@@jessicaaguirre1229 naw i have like 3 grocery stores within a 2-mile radius of my home, have you ever been to texas?
I used to live in San Antonio
“He’s HIV positive “ whyy💀
It’s a news report about people living in the closet.. how do you not see the correlation ??
Why does the skull mean?
Why do people stay in SF? GET OUT!!!!
@ What good is a 100k a year job when most of the money goes to rent and gas for commuting? Not to mention the time you waste traveling to and from work. You'd have no life.
Smart people do not live in SF. Not since rents skyrocketed and liberals let the homeless ruin the city.
@ You must be a Democrat. I'm sorry.
EXACTLY!!!!
Many grew up there. And “get out!” Is exactly what they want. It’s called Gentrification!!
@ Plenty of great jobs in Texas, for 1/3rd (or less) of the rent. At 1200 bucks, she could afford a decent 1 bedroom 1 bath in Austin (and likely more in Houston). Huge tech city.
New York is as bad. I rented a room with bath and created a cozy studio apt. The owner sold and the rent went up 500%. I had two week’s notice to vacate. I sold most of my things and am finishing out a year’s contract while living in my vehicle. It’s totally illegal and if my employer finds out, I’m out of a job. That will mean loss of health insurance and default on a loan. Every social agency I contacted informed me I’m ineligible for assistance including SNAP. On weekends I eat whatever has been tossed from the work refrigerator; sometimes nothing. I go once weekly to a ‘no questions asked” food pantry. At this point, my long range plans are on indefinite hold as I take life one day at a time.
God bless u Marie. Pls find a new hse asap.
Crashing Comet All well and good, but my room wasn’t legal, either. I was considered a “roommate” if anyone asked. So no, I haven’t a lawyer. If I could afford a lawyer, I’d have a place. It looks as if I’ll be car dwelling one night only in the up-coming week, and may possibly be a live-in apartment sitter through June. The only stipulation, if that works out, is the care of eight cats, two dogs, two guinea pigs, and a tortoise. A friend of a friend of a friend sort of contact is going trekking in Russia and former Soviet states. If he approves, I can move in the first week of January. For the upcoming week, I’ll be staying in a rec. room in the attic of a church sextons apartment. His niece is the present illegal resident, but she’s off to Montreal on Tuesday, leaving only Monday to rough it.
Crashing Comet That would also be no. I receive mail at my workplace, but I get virtually no snail mail except ads.
Marie Katherine shameful country that’s really disgusting to hear I’m sorry to hear that go to upstate
I live 3 hours from San Francisco and I own a 1700 square foot home. It's in a great community on an 8,000 square foot lot with fenced RV parking and storage next to my garage. My house is about 3 years salary, if you have 2 years of Community College. With 3% mortgage interest rates it's far more affordable on a 15 year loan now, than it was in 1987 when I built it on a 30 year loan. I built it on a two year Community College degree income working at a car dealership. I was offered a teaching position at one of the community colleges in the Bay Area in 1994 and turned it down because of the high cost of living. People make choices and sometimes those choices are mysterious. Trust me that San Francisco isn't the only place where you can find good jobs.
I've always put myself in a position where the Employer needed Me just as much as I needed them. If you're Special Enough then maybe your employer will kick in an extra $10-15K a month towards the cost of living. Life is always about return on investment. If you set up housekeeping in a know Quicksand pit don't expect anyone to throw you a rope.
I feel so sorry for the woman at the end, 33, childless.... living in a closet
This will be the future no one will shoes to have children AND a home.
TraRob-EastSide DONT feel bad, we don’t need these entitled sk@nks reproducing making more orange man bad libt@rd npc idiots
More people, lol.
I feel sorry for people that choose to have children. So sad
“Childless” living in a bomb ass city, probably enjoying her life more than you. Lol
Why did they mention his hiv status? Does that have anything to do with this lady living in a closet...
It apply's to the story, maybe he needs her
AngelicNmore Morang agree
130world it applies to the story... for a second? It shouldn’t be put in there they could of easily said he’s having medical issues
Michigan USA/Singapore S.E.Asia Disagree 👌🏼
You’re opinion doesn’t matter. SORRY
I love San Francisco. It's one of my favorite cities. I'd love to live there, but the cost of living is so outrageous I can't even consider it. I'm not willing to struggle or live in a literal closet for location. #couldntbeme
When I married a studio apt on Missouri St in 1977 was $85. The landlord made it $95 including electricity and garbage and water. Landlord was in house next door so I had the full backyard upstairs was 2 bedroom huge was $250. When we moved to Westlake apts in Pacifica rent for 2 bedroom and backdoor where kitchen was $600. Now they rent $3gs. It's all greed.
@@jage5256 Don't forget dealing with the mold, foggy weather, wind, and uphill parking in some spots (Manor Drive!).
Douglas Johnson believe me, would wouldnt “LOVE” to live there. I lived there 2008- January 2018 and I couldn’t be happier to have gotten out, honestly should have left years before or had never moved there. I still enjoy visiting, but living there, not even if you paid me decent money to. Had my brand new Lexus hit and run many times, people are phone zombies who will give you a death stare for walking into you, SFMTA is shady as hell and will give you fake parking tickets, there’s tons of violent people looking to start problems for no reason when you’re just minding your business, decent relationships are almost nonexistent because people there the majority of who lack morals and basic principles , etc... the list can go on and on aside from the high cost of housing/living. I’d only move back if there were no people there, it’s beautiful scenically and the usually cold weather are the only positives going for SF. Nothing else, especially people related
Just Another Important Person True about the morals. Don’t trust hippies.
Douglas Johnson You're not alone. I attempted to move there so I can find myself. I even visited there months prior. That obviously didn't work out, high cost of living and homelessness. That was back in 2011. The city has become a shithole now. Greetings from Northwest Florida. ✌️
If this was my living situation and I was renting out my closet. You better believe the news will know nothing about it.
omg exact address and apt number? Jeepers
😂😁
Very creepy
What is so good about SF? Why so expensive? I wouldn't live there, don't people realize that city is sitting on a major fault line? That alone is a huge reason to not live there.
Decipher Code move to the country lots of space.
So cold and cloudy too.
@MrZoeman1980 Chinese money
@@PrayForMe-iz1sj incelibate? Welfare isn't rampant in the SF area? How 'bout feces and dirty needles?
Decipher Code you must not be aware of the fact that Sf is dealing with a major tech boom. Uber, Facebook, Twitter, RUclips, Tesla, you name it. All located in San Francisco. Those ppl make a lot of $. You do the math.
As a Bay Area native, I endorse this video to be true which is sad AF
I rented out my closet for $600 a month back in 2018 and my friend was grateful to have it. It was temp for one month and was more or less to help a friend out. But yep, I rented a closet out.
She's definitely not 33 and what does him being HIV positive mean to us it's his business
Stress takes a toll.
ky malone you know them libt@rd morons always play victim and pander about some nonsense to get a reaction out of people. Do dumb sh!t, pay the price for it.
That is one haggard looking 33 year old lol.
@@SFbayArea94121 You don't know how he contracted HIV, do you? Maybe his partner cheated on him with someone who was HIV positive.
@Shadow Man shouldn't be getting buttfucked in the first place....
I’m so glad I moved from California to Texas because I’m living like a king.
I was a San Francisco native. Lived there for over 40 years of my life. I moved to Los Angeles. I miss some of my old friends but I do not miss the new vibe the city has.
Why don't these people move? It's easier to move to other state than keep complaining about the high housing costs.
I was actually looking for this comment. There's always that 1 guy....
I'm in a similar situation. If you can pay my relocation expenses and set me up with a comparable job in the middle of nowhere I'd take your offer in a heartbeat.
first last You should direct that at the people asking this dumb question.
Raven Stark Exactly. Still better than being poor in the middle of nowhere with nothing but minimum wage crap jobs that guarantee you'll still struggle, even with a lower cost of living. It's either struggle here or struggle there, except at least in the city there's a fleeting chance that you could land something better.
Bcz that's where the REAL jobs are, in the liberal cities. Do you have money for a deposit, 1st month rent, and $10-20k on hand to relocate? Oh you got a family? Tough choice and if one losses their job, finances will spiral out of control.
Then MOVE !
They give the address and names? The man expanded the room with plywood? The city inspectors and the landlord will be knocking on that door. This is a risky interview for the tenants.
I wish both of these lovely humans all the best. They seem to be both good people especially the woman; grateful for what she has at the present. San Francisco is a beautiful city but tough on those who are not economically privileged. Just like me, transplants come here for a new life, a better one. I pray that there’ll come a time when there’s a decent home for everyone.
That’s the size of an efficiency with a little sleeper pod, I was hoping for a tiny apt tour she def organizes well!
People suffer so they can say "I live in SF"
Transfer the lease....it's not yours to leave in a will
Who's Who : True.
@@bayview94124
No, not at all true.
Raven Stark only for the remainder of the lease..its not for life..look it up....and I'm sure his lease say no subletting
The landlord has the moral right to charge whatever price he/she wants.
Live an hour and a half from SF. love to visit! Would NEVER even think to live there...
Rent control means that in the future you can afford a closet.
Why they gotta expose the house owner like that tho ? 😂
Same in NYC....let's rise up!
Rents are dropping fast now in SanFran with covid/work from home, 40+ million unemployed, people moving away..., in a few months I think it's going to be a different world rent-wise in SF
More housing won't solve the problem. We have plenty,...and everywhere I look more are already being built. The issue was already stated. $1,200/mo. today, $3,600/mo. tomorrow! WE NEED RENT CONTROL!!!
No joe. You don't.
No joe. You need a clue.
Shove your rent control.
Have you ever heard of supply and demand? There is clearly a low supply and a high demand in San Fran. Those that can't afford it should move to a city that they can afford. End of story.
@@caycug1 Sure, when all the cops, firemen, waiters (and anyone else who keeps the wheels of civilization turning) moves out because they can't afford San Francisco and there's no one left but rich, homeless, and tourists, well,...
Enjoy!
@@lookingforwookiecopilot Then obviously those businesses will then need to pay those service people more money. Otherwise those service people will move to other cities. If they don't, then they will have to clean their own toilets.
HIV positive? I thought this was housing cost. Where’d that one-liner come from and what was the point?
I lived in the back of a semi for years. A small apartment like that you use less electricity adding more comfort and saving more.
You should have seen where I lived during the first year of the pipeline build in Alaska. The woman in the closet has it good, I had a room mate in about that space and the view was miles of snow.
Go live in an RV. RVs are nicer.
RV parks in Gay Area charge as much rent for their camping spot as her room
Yeah and where to park it?? Nothing close to work probably! And pay a huge amount on campground fees!
LA is the same now
Hello world, the reason why people can’t afford to live in “CA” is because they’re living in SF or LA. There are many cities in CA that are affordable.
Central Valley: Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto, Fresno, Bakersfield
SF is too expensive! The average cost for a one-bedroom is $3500.
Great video just did a homelessness video in San Francisco the situation is extreme!
You're telling me his dad was renting for 30 years? Lol WHAT
Not uncommon. My kids great aunt rented an apt in SF for 26 years. Worked out for her due to rent control.
Right that's crazy. That he didn't ever buy and pay a mortgage. It was so much easier then to buy and own then now
@@Seashellsbytheseashore21 wow. That's sad. Especially. KNOWNING. How much easier it was to buy and pay a mortgage. Then it is now. To thriw away money. Fir 26 years. She could of. Paid off her home if she owned. That's sad.
@@nandoland2635 she did not want to own a home and be responsible for repairs and such. It was better for her to rent. Not everyone wants to own a home and deal with the responsibilities that come with it.
That closet has a lot of potential!!
SF is crazily expensive and we all know that. But no one is forcing you to live in SF. In fact, majority of people working in SF do not live there, they take Caltrain or Bart. It’s your choice to live in the closet when you can have a nice one bedroom one bath in San Leandro for the same price, which is only 20 minutes away from SF by Bart.
He shouldn’t have told him he had aids. None of there business.
West Wing HIV doesn’t have to be AIDS
West Wing He probably only has HIV now because he takes medication so he’s most likely undetectable
Shes 33? No way shes 43
everyone has women like this. mexicans, brazilians, salvadorians, germans ,etc. drugs, drinking, smoking, etc. can really affect a person. Just giving some logical reasoning, some people just dont get it.
Yeah smoking or drugs age u bad
Look at Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper, Dorothy Hammill, & Jaclyn Smith when they were 33. Just breathtaking. A woman by 30 is just beautiful.
@@bernieudo4399 dont need to prove anything to anyone who lack common sense. she is just trying to play that "white women age fast", which is usually used by a race other than white of course to take shots at the white race. where im from which is ukraine, we have more beautiful and more in shape women then in america and mexico BY FAR.oh and the germans have beautiful blonde blue eyes tall ladies. that girl up above is triggered by white skin race, mean while she doesnt know what drugs she was into or what happened in her life to cause that. just judging based on her skin, without knowing full story which is pretty sad that is like me saying ALL mexicans and salvadorians are illegal in california, which is not true, but the way her mind set is set that is true right..., . but my women from my country are shitting on north amercia by far. we dont have mcdonalds on every corner. only one in the whole city. No such a thing as carls jr, burger king, or any fast food at all. mean while in america u know the story. and in mexico its bunch of greasy food, all those meats, carnitas, frijoles, tortas all make you gain weight. dont get me wrong I LOVE mexican food. and i love mexican people. that girl is a a tool tho, another statistic. gotta learn to love everybody despite race and color. yeah there are racist white people doesnt MEAN all of them are. there are racist mexican people but that doesnt mean they all are. JUST PEOPLE LACK COMMON SENSE AND UGLY ON THE INSIDE.
Why does it even matter how old she is? Who cares? Why is everyone so judgmental? It’s plain rude!
Is she coming out the closet?
- SF
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Have a badass house in the east bay! I got the hell out of there!
Joshua Ortiz is R Kelly the closet
Glad I live in the south.. my three bedroom three bath home is 1200
San Francisco filled with homeless people as well as other parts of California. Living in a closet happened throughout sections of Michigan and the City Inspectors put a halt to these practices claiming these dwellings were unsafe, lacked egress windows, smoke alarms, and/or sprinkler systems. Now, inspections are strictly enforced every two years and no one can continue the practice of renting out closets w/o paying stiff fines.
That caught me so off guard when they mentioned he was HIV positive. That was so uncalled for lmao
0:37 is that a god dam flag of the imperial Japanese empire hanging off the ceiling where she sleeps?!?!
My uncle on Canal rented his closet to a chef and his boyfriend for $500/month a few years back. Then he has to raise it to $800 and eventually he also moved as the rent tripled. He had been in the same unit for 22 years.
A W no!! He was generous. His rent increased $2100 to $3900 and he only charged the men $300 more. Then the rent went up to $5400 for the 1BR. That’s when he finally moved out of SF after 30 years.
The room I rented in college was the size of a closet. It actually worked out quite well. Best location of the house.
Damn that suuucks his lease wasnt handed over. He could've banked on that rent control
To bad we force those people to live above their means.
Warhawk Me jobs are in cities. Not everyone wants to work on a farm... which are also not hiring because robots do all the work.
@@cybertrk Central California has many employment possibilities and an affordable cost of living. Community College has taken over where High School left off. Without advanced schooling in an in demand career field in today's world nothing is possible. I live in a nice neighborhood in a great community and I work 8 miles away at a large hospital. I'm originally from Illinois. I don't see the opportunities available in my home town being any different than here.
The world we live in is every changing and we'll never get to a chance to just coast and rest.
There is a whole lot that goes into just making more houses, especially considering the aspects of urban planning.
Lol. I lived two blocks from that park in 1989, in a flat on Grove Street. My rent was $188/month. Oh, it was raised to $192.50 before I moved out.
This is sinful greed; May these people turn to stone.
So... move out of SF. There are 49 other states you have full and complete access to.
Not so easy especially when SF has 1% unemployment rate. High income very addictive. Cash is King.
@@bernieudo4399 I doubt she has a high income if she lives in a closet. When I lived in OKC, I worked in a warehouse for $9/hr I had a huge 2 bedroom apartment with a church ceiling and fire pit, my own car, etc. She is just brainwashed into thinking she lives in the center of the universe smh
WhatTheHawk38 true, you don't need a car in SF which is perfectly fine but I wouldn't live in a closet 100%. I would rather move to other "not so cool" not overhyped city but have much better life quality
I live on 5 acres and live in a 3500 sq ft home for $2200 a month and own the home. I live in South Carolina 2 minutes from the beach. You can keep your closet and view of a bunch of buildings.
Praying for all my people 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
SF threw working class people over board
I watched the entire 3 minutes and 22 seconds of this video just to find the Relevance of this young mans HIV status, and I just couldn’t find it. Did I miss something???
Why was it mentioned?
The ironic thing is the housing advocate is right: they need to tear down all those pretty little townhouses (like this one the woman is living in the closet of) and put up massively-tall rental complexes, and reasonable prices (whatever that means in such a dense city). Allowing low density housing at the levels SF has today will always force people out of the city.
Trickle down greed. The state is greedy. Landlords are greedy, in order to make a profit and pay the state. Which forces renters/leasers to charge 1200$ for a closet. Poor guy. I hope something improves for him and his tenant.
I lived in SF from 1983 until 2003. I rented the same room the whole time at 27th. and Noe. My rent the WHOLE TIME was only $200 per month. Plus, I had great views, the 24 bus ran right by the house, easy walking distance to 24th or Church St.... Laundry room, GREAT roommate.... I was very, very fortunate. If I had the same deal today, I still wouldn't move back.... SF has become an absolute, overpriced SHIT HOLE. .
How ridiculous California is not to only place to live
In newyork too
Outrageous! I moved to SF mid-80s and rented a studio downtown for $350. There was so much flavor and charm then - lots of artists, too. I only had one job to support myself and then had enough money to do things. How times have changed. Glad I moved out. I don't think I'd survive living in SF nowadays. Btw, no need to mention the man's HIV status! It has no relevance to the topic!
I think they were trying to point out the moral obligation of the homeowners bc the guy has a serious illness AND lost his dad and they raised his rent exponentially.
Why add the information that he’s HIV positive?? That had nothing to do with the interview!?
What does him being HIV + have to do with this lady living in a closet?
And they gave the full address?what is going on
“ did you envision yourself living in a closet at 33” ouch
Dude charging $1200 for a closet is no better than landlord charging $3600 for entire apartment.
Nearly as bad here in Seattle as well, though when you start getting really high density homes and skyscrapers in neighborhoods not designed for that density... it can cause problems and certainly change that qualities that make it “San Francisco”
:57 what does this have to do with being HIV positive
What does him having HIV have anything to do with this story?
The expression she made and the "umm-hmmm" sound when she called the closet a second living area, cracked me up so much.
I have the same problem in Beverly Hills... rents are too high...I'm a victim!
California has the largest number of feral children in America too
Too bad dad didn’t secure rights for the Burning Man brand -he would’ve secured his son a lot of money.
He had his reasons but dang, son must really be bad:( Cory Robertson
I don't know what is more shocking: a 33 year old women living in a closet or that she realizes she'll never be able to live her dream yet continues to live in San Francisco.
When the Dog comes first and the Kids come second as stated in the same sentence, there is something seriously wrong with that level of hierarchy.