None of those places are affordable anymore, with the possible exception of parts of East Palo Alto (and even that pool is drying up fast). The problem with yo

None of those places are affordable anymore, with the possible exception of parts of East Palo Alto (and even that pool is drying up fast). The problem with your logic is that just about every city on the peninsula has decided it can be the "exclusive/upscale" neighborhood in the region. And the ones that aren't on board with that can't possibly make enough of a dent in the regional jobs/housing imbalance on their own to matter. Thus people commuting to Palo Alto from Gilroy and Tracey.