The cost of housing is tearing our society apart

Jan 9, 2019

Feb 6, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; A general view of the Golden Gate Bridge and the skyline of downtown San Francisco prior to Super Bowl 50 between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports - 9099347

In San Francisco, housing costs have quadrupled since 1950 Image: USA Today Sports

Derek Fidler

Co-founder, ShelterTech

Hicham Sabir

Alumni, Global Shapers Community, ShelterTech

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