Can confirm, installed central air AC (and improved insulation) at my place this year in Potrero Hill. Costly given labor and permit BS in SF. It’s consistently hotter than 20 years ago to. I had 80F+ in my house during 1/3rd of the year at 4pm over the last 3 years. Barely get any fog these days in my hood.
Could that also be due to transplants? 80% of people in SF apparently don’t stay that long and move out. I can easily imagine someone moving to SF and enjoying the nice temps most of the year.
The two weeks of high heat that everyone on California coasts experiences can cause such people to freak out and want an AC instead of dealing with it or going outside. I live in a coastal city where it’s 70 basically every day except for 10 days of the year when it can be high 80s/90s. Just get a fan.
I moved here in '93. I'm not a native, but I don't think I can be considered transient.
I got an AC unit for the first time two years ago. Following tradition, it didn't arrive until I didn't need it, but I ran it last year, and then a lot this year.
I live in SOMA, it is usually a couple degrees warmer here than the city average. But that doesn't account for the 99F reading on my outside thermometer last week.
Redwood City here, just bought my first (window) A/C for my house this summer. It went from "if I'm going to buy one, I should do it now before it gets really hot" to "I'm buying one today". So thankfully I had it for all of the hot days this year, including the record high 107 last week.
I’m not talking about you because you’ve been there for years now.
I meant that most people move to SF for a couple years and then move out due to costs or whatever reason. I read somewhere that 80% or so of SF is this way. Students, job hoppers, workers, etc.
