EMF9.27Making it in San Francisco🏠

I’m an assistant professor of sociology at San Francisco State University. Between me and my partner we make anywhere between $100,000 and $110,000 a year and that’s considered “low income” here. My family of four, my partner, our two children, live in a one-bedroom apartment in a high-rise; we pay $2,400. We are living in a University subsidized apartment, so that’s why we have it a little cheaper. We pay around $1,300 a month for daycare for our two-year-old daughter. Even if I am a professor and I have these great benefits, often it’s harder and harder to justify how to live in this city, because it’s so expensive. Home ownership in the Bay Area feels like chasing a dream. It’s what they call a seller’s market. There is no negotiation. There is a push-and-pull about living in San Francisco: the, you know, “I left my heart in San Francisco” kind of feeling, but also you are broken-hearted in San Francisco because you can’t afford to live here. 我是旧金山州立大学的一名社会学助理教授。我和我的丈夫，我们每年的收入在10万到11万美元之间，在这被认为是“低收入”。我们家的四口人，我的丈夫，我们的两个孩子住在一个高层的一居室的公寓里；我们要支付 2400 美元（每月）。我们住在大学补助的公寓里，所以我们住的房子比较便宜。我们要支付2岁女儿的日托费，每个月大约 1300 美元。 即使我是一个教授，我有这些好的福利，在这个城市里生活也越来越艰难，因为这里太贵了。在旧金山湾区拥有房子就像是在追逐梦想。这就是他们所谓的卖房市场。这里没有协商。住在旧金山很纠结：你知道，就像“我把心留在了旧金山”，但你也会因为在旧金山住不起而心碎。