Displacement of Low-Income Minorities in San Francisco

San Francisco’s housing crisis perpetuates the poverty trap faced by low income minorities in the city.

It is no news that the rent in San Francisco is among the highest in the world. High paying jobs lure talent to a city that is fast outgrowing available space. Not only is this high rent a source of stress for the new migrants, but it also has serious implications for low income minorities. A new paper shows that a rise in rents in the Bay Area has pushed minority…