S.F. tops list for cost of living

From today's Examiner, "A family of four in San Francisco must make nearly $80,000 a year to afford basic needs, according to a report released Tuesday."

"According to study estimates, two working parents in San Francisco with two children would need to both work full time and make more than $17 an hour — or $40,000 a year — each — in order to afford housing, utilities, childcare, food, transportation, health care and taxes. Although The City's minimum wage is almost $2 higher than the state's, at $8.62 per hour, it's about half of what's needed to get by, according to the report."