By Kevin Tripp, KABC
Entry-level teachers now must spend over 85 percent of their pay to afford the typical LA rent. Zillow says the problem isn’t isolated to California. Out of the biggest 50 cities in American, only Pittsburgh’s average rent is affordable for new teachers. San Francisco and San Jose have the most acute problems. The typical rent in the Bay Area cities is now more than 100 percent higher than a teacher’s entry-level pay.