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Another solid example of regulatory capture. The nouveau riche in the bay area have begun piling on the poor. Feels quite horrible to look at people who work r
by shriphani 9y ago
Another solid example of regulatory capture. The nouveau riche in the bay area have begun piling on the poor.
Feels quite horrible to look at people who work retail jobs commuting 1hr each way to work. Just because soccer-moms who have no business organizing cities are now in charge of exactly that.
I mean just look at Cupertino - world capital of the soccer mom. So much money and they have managed to make it look like a giant walmart.
We need a Robert Hooke type to come in and take a good look at the problem. And deliver to us a London or a Rome.
- hkmurakami 9y agoApparently Cupertino uses overcapacity at schools as a reason to limit housing development, especially high density. It certainly has a good intent ring to it, though i suspect there are additional reasons for using that party line.
- ng12 9y agoThe overwhelming response you'd receive is "we don't want to be Rome". At this point I'm rooting for the tech industry to declare bankruptcy and found a new city somewhere ala NYC and the transatlantic trade.
- shriphani 9y agoNobody ever says "When in Cupertino" do they? It is surprising to me how in one dimension one can take so much pride in their work (tech etc) and in another way be so satisfied and desire such mediocrity (civilization, architecture, quality of life for all).
- closeparen 9y agoUh, 1hr each way to work is entirely standard for $150k tech professionals when they have families (my senior colleagues, manager, and his manager), and for entry-level engineers when they want their own 1-bedroom apartments and cars (me). Commute times for the actual poor are going to far exceed that.