AI Boom Drives Up SF Rents, Forcing Castro Restaurant to Close
San Francisco's AI boom is driving rents to extreme levels, forcing the Castro neighborhood's beloved Mama Ji's to close on October 31 after its landlord tripled the rent. Observers warn the AI boom will bring years of collateral damage to the city's cost of living.
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