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On Tuesday, the City Council will consider continued support for anti-displacement efforts in the wake of expired state eviction moratoriums.
Crystal Chen is marketing manager at Zumper, an online rental platform. "I was born and raised in San Francisco and it's crazy to see," Chen said. "All I've seen is rents go up and up. This is the first time I've ever seen rents go down this much." Chen said that some of the largest declines are in the tech-heavy Peninsula and the South Bay, in cities like Menlo Park, Mountain View and Santa Clara. "We've seen the pandemic shift the demand for rentals away from really expensive markets toward more affordable cities," Chen said. Zumper's rental report for the San Francisco Bay Area metro showe...