Grumpy Old Geeks Topics Rising urban rents Topic Rising urban rents 3 mentions in 1 episode The hosts discuss rising rents in San Francisco and the Los Angeles area. Mentions 123: ABC, As Easy as Episode 123 Aug 14, 2015 11:40 This is the San Francisco Rent Explosion, round three. 12:01 Silicon beach here in Venice slash Santa Monica, where rents are at this level 13:30 the rent right now would be probably one and a half times what my mortgage is