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Has there been any response from Bay Area local governments? I would imagine it might not be their favorite idea that businesses are trying to incentivize emplo
by itstriz 10y ago
Has there been any response from Bay Area local governments? I would imagine it might not be their favorite idea that businesses are trying to incentivize employees to leave. If this sort of idea takes off, would local gov try to counter these incentives to leave in some way?
- closeparen 10y agoGetting tech workers to leave (or at least stemming the flow) is an explicit policy goal of the progressives controlling SF. They might want the jobs if they were going to the local poor. Not jobs that outsiders move in for.
- afarrell 10y agoIf they try to counter these incentives by letting more housing get built, that would be a positive outcome, no?
- eldavido 10y agoNot a chance. This is one of the richest areas in the US and the overwhelming sentiment is, "we need people to stop moving here". You can actually get votes here by making it harder for companies to hire, on the theory that traffic, pollution, etc. won't be that bad. It's unlike any other place in the US. Truly one-of-a-kind.
- twblalock 10y agoSeattle, and to some extent Portland, are trending in the same direction.
- bryanh 10y agoWe've certainly not heard of any.
- acchow 10y agoThe small cities in the Bay Area actually work against each other for a worse outcome for the whole. See Kim-Mai Cutler's brilliant article. https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/14/sf-housing/ https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/14/sf-housing/