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A Hxstory of Renting

, I moved back to SOMA, the South of Market district in San Francisco, with no plans except to be home with my mom and Lolo Jesus, my grandfather, while my brother was away finishing college. Lolo’s health declined rapidly; my mom and I would head straight to the hospital after work to be with him. Then I’d spend late nights doing our family’s laundry across the street from our apartment at the Clean Wash Center. My weekly

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