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Why are single-room units in San Diego disappearing?

Why are single-room units in San Diego disappearing?

Update: 2025-10-28
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The cheapest housing option in San Diego has long been dorm-style rooms.

Those single-occupancy units, or SROs, can be life-changing — for the tenants lucky enough to get placed in them.

But they're rapidly disappearing, and the city can't seem to turn that around.

Guest:

  • Katie Hyson, racial justice and social equity reporter, KPBS


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Why are single-room units in San Diego disappearing?

Why are single-room units in San Diego disappearing?