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If there were more decent housing to rent and buy within a short to medium commute within the Bay Area, I and plenty of other engineers I know would gladly relo
by gedy 10y ago
If there were more decent housing to rent and buy within a short to medium commute within the Bay Area, I and plenty of other engineers I know would gladly relocate to there without insane salary requirements.
- xenadu02 10y agoI really wonder why the tech companies and startups don't pour money into lobbying, grooming candidates for public office, etc. Spreading the cost over many companies would make it much more feasible. Lower housing costs would slow salary increases and make recruiting easier. Maybe they think the increase in infrastructure (requiring taxes) and lobbying costs would be more than they would save? Or maybe they see their personal property appraisals increasing and decide not to do what's best for the firm?
- crdoconnor 10y agoGoogle is building its own housing (and fighting to do so). We're seeing the return of company towns. I don't think they're interested in lowering housing costs for the whole valley though.