{"podcast":{"title":"KQED's Forum","slug":"kqed-s-forum-910728","podcast_index_feed_id":910728,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/KQINC9557381633","website_url":"https://www.kqed.org/forum","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/f7fab6b6-22d6-11eb-9a54-13d0154cc15e/image/KQED_Podcast_tiles_-_NPR_network_Forum.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"KQED","episode_count":3536,"summary":"Forum tells remarkable and true stories about who we are and where we live. In the first hour, Alexis Madrigal convenes the diverse voices of the Bay Area, before turning to Mina Kim for the second hour to chronicle and center Californians’ experience. In an increasingly divided world, Mina and Alexis host conversations that inform, challenge and unify listeners with big ideas and different viewpoints. Want to call/submit your comments during our live Forum program Mon-Fri, 9am-11am? We'd love to hear from you! Please dial 866.SF.FORUM or (866) 733-6786 or email forum@kqed.org, tweet, or post on Facebook.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-30T22:18:30.402859+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-forum-910728"},"episode":{"title":"SF Renters Face Buyout Offers and Evictions as AI Boom Sends Prices Soaring","slug":"sf-renters-face-buyout-offers-and-evictions-as-ai-boom-sends-prices-soaring","published_at":"2026-09-09T17:37:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-forum-910728/sf-renters-face-buyout-offers-and-evictions-as-ai-boom-sends-prices-soaring","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-forum-910728","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC6410739387.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC6410739387.mp3","summary":"Rents are shooting through the roof in San Francisco as the AI boom creates yet another new class of wealthy people. The average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in the city is now $4,600, according to Apartment List, up more than 25% from last year.&nbsp;Some landlords are looking to cash in by clearing out tenants from rent-controlled homes, so renters say they’re being offered massive buyouts – some above six figures – to leave their apartments or else face no-fault eviction. We’ll talk about wild times in San Francisco’s rental market and how landlords, renters and those in search for a place to live are adjusting. Guests: Kami Rieck,&nbsp;contributing writer, New York Times Tuesday Thornton,&nbsp;staff attorney, Eviction Defense Collaborative Joshua Howard,&nbsp;executive vice president of local government affairs, California Apartment Association J.K. Dineen,&nbsp;Bay Area housing reporter, San Francisco Chronicle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Rents are shooting through the roof in San Francisco as the AI boom creates yet another new class of wealthy people. The average rent for a two-bedroom ap…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3287,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kqed-s-forum-910728/episodes/sf-renters-face-buyout-offers-and-evictions-as-ai-boom-sends-prices-soaring/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kqed-s-forum-910728/sf-renters-face-buyout-offers-and-evictions-as-ai-boom-sends-prices-soaring.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}