Yes, people are leaving San Francisco. After decades of growth, is the city on the decline?
10/12/20
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from SFChronicle,
10/9/20:
Plunging BART and Muni ridership. The weakest online sales tax collections in the state. A 20% drop in apartment rents. Spiking office vacancies.
San Francisco’s bleak economic vital signs over the past six months strongly suggest residents are leaving amid record job losses, the entrenchment of remote work, and a coronavirus pandemic that shows no signs of ending.
It’s still unclear how many people have left, but moving vans and Medium posts tell the story of an ongoing migration.
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