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According to the comments, it's the SF metro area including Daly City, Hayward, Oakland etc which drops the price quite a bit

Some part of the city you don't want to live in.

stabbings are free; eau-de-bumshit in the mornings too!

You may not be able to find one at that price any more, but I know plenty of people who pay that since they're protected by rent control.

Seems like your best bet is Outer Mission/Excelsior, at least according to the median rental prices from our dataset in January [1].

[1] http://blog.zumper.com/2014/02/here-are-your-january-2014-me...

Padmapper has no 2BR units for $0-1950 for rent anywhere near what someone would still consider to be "San Francisco". If you drop to 1BR there are a handful but not many.

You might be able to find an in-law unit of questionable legality at that price.