San Francisco is pursuing a change in city code to reflect inclusive living values, addressing discrimination between related and unrelated residents. The city has seen a significant drop in residents in their 20s, from 18% in 2013 to 14% in 2023, the largest decrease among major U.S. cities. Property manager Josh Masimore reported high demand for co-living spaces, receiving over 400 applications for a single spot. However, he faced legal restrictions against altering existing properties for co-living, expressing frustration over the lack of options.
We're one of the last cities to actually amend our city code to make sure that we're not discriminating between how people want to live.
San Francisco has long embraced co-living arrangements in tech dorms or 'pods,' single-family homes and large apartments have been off-limits.
The share of the population of residents in their 20s decreasing from 18% to 14% between 2013 and 2023 - the largest drop of any big city in the U.S.
Turning down so many people was disheartening... We were just hearing pushback.
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