[ppeetteerr]

I moved to the city for a few months a week ago and the poverty described in the article is apparent. Everyone you speak to is struggling to pay rent and afford more than subsistence. Perhaps it's fairer to equate San Francisco with London: most of the realestate is owned by the rich whereas everyone else is struggling to pay for inflated housing prices.

A separate note: I did enjoy San Jose. It's not wealthy but it's a quaint type of lifestyle that I did not dislike. To say that it's comfortable living, however, would be a stretch.