Average Rent for a Two-Bedroom in San Francisco Is $4,500

This video is episode 1 of the series “Priced Out,” created by [people. power. media].

Meet Curtis, a high school teacher, and Riley, a pregnant tech gig worker, in their micro-unit in San Francisco. They’ve just received a rent increase and need to figure out how to keep their growing family in the city.

Dyan Ruiz

Dyan Ruiz is a co-founder and reporter for [people. power. media]. She holds a masters degree in journalism from Ryerson University in Toronto, which awarded her for her community involvement as well as its “Documentary of the Year” prize. She has freelanced for U.S.-based independent media and mainstream media in Canada, such as the Globe & Mail and CBC. She regularly reports for an ethnic press publication in Toronto, The Philippine Reporter, and has contributed to the largest daily newspaper in the Philippines, The Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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Joseph Smooke

Joseph Smooke is a co-founder of [people. power. media], freelance journalist and consultant for non-governmental organizations (NGO). He has many years of experience as an NGO director, affordable housing developer, grant writer, community organizer, managing editor of a community newspaper, photojournalist, journalist and documentary photographer.

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