aceAn AI boom is sending San Francisco rents through the roof: ‘Nowhere left for people to go’
To say that Maria Zamudio and her team have been busy lately would be a gross understatement. Every Monday at 9am, the phone lines at the downtown clinic of San Francisco’s Housing Rights Committee start ringing, and they keep ringing until closing at 5pm. In-person counseling appointments for renters facing eviction or landlord misconduct fill days in advance. After every weekend, the staff of seven sits in their office and sifts through more than 150 voicemails. The rental assistance hotline averages 200 calls…
Money from the AI industry is pushing San Francisco rents up and fueling evictions, with landlords using loopholes and pressure tactics to displace long-term tenants.
The text relies largely on advocates' accounts and does not quantify how much of the rent increase is due to AI specifically as opposed to the city's long-standing housing shortage.
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- JournalismThe Guardian2026-10-08
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