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San Francisco CA: Robbery Housing Costs Keeps Rising


The City by the Bay becomes more and more infamous for its grossly overpriced rentals and real estate prices. Spurred originally by high salaries at tech companies, the average one-bedroom apartment rent now is $5k a month, and a small row home in the city sells for a million bucks.

Of course, at the same time and for the same greed-inflated reasons, San Francisco has one of the fastest growing homeless populations in the nation. It’s a daily problem for those paying the sky-high rental and home purchase prices to live there. Walking on city sidewalks requires stepping around or over many people, their belongings, trash and bodily droppings.

If your travel plans include San Francisco, expect very high prices for restaurant, hotel and airbnb private home rentals. Also, when you stroll down the street, expect to encounter many very high addicts and their very low lifestyles.
Q&A: Travel Concerns About Sexual Discrimination PDF Print E-mail


Q: My partner and I are a gay couple, and we’ve traveled extensively throughout the world. Because we don’t hide our relationship, we frequently have booking problems in countries with strict sex laws, such as China and Russia.

Now we’re planning to join a group trip with some destinations in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt. How can we make this a trouble-free experience? PLJ, West Palm Beach FL A: The simplest answer is that you enjoy the trip without worrying about prejudice. Group tours are always welcome for the money they bring to the host nations, and as long as you spend without overtly flaunting your sexual orientation, you’ll be ok.

However, if you're worried about meeting overt prejudice or personal danger, do some research before you sign up for the group trip. Tell the agency about your concerns, and if you don’t get satisfactory responses about the journey, reconsider the Middle Eastern plans and plan a safer, more satisfying alternative.
 
 
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