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> The media has clearly latched onto a storyline of a mass exodus from American cities, but the reality is probably much more complex. <

But isn't the point of the article that San Francisco specifically is seeing an exceptional exodus? The story even mentions San Jose as a regional counter example to the observations being made of SF.

[roenxi]

Something strange might be happening to do with a very local effect - maybe a couple of large employers permanently went remote first resulting in a temporary blip.

It is obvious from the charts that something unusual happened in SF. But that is different from it being sustained, not about to reverse or even important. The dust hasn't even finished rising from COVID-19 yet, let alone settled. And it isn't even clear this is COVID-19 related.