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Locals were hating on "techies". I still remember signs on the street from people blaming everything on the tech boom. Careful what you wish for.

by proc0 6y ago

lettergram 6y ago
It’s not just that... the state has trouble keeping power on. Taxes are high, homeless are everywhere. How are the taxes i pay helping my family? As a person in tech, I can work remotely from anywhere. Why would I want to move back to SF.
- glitchc 6y ago
  > Why would I want to move back to SF. Company may ask you to.
- yokaze 6y ago
  What impressed me when visiting the area, was the density of IT companies and startups. When going out, you could easily meet people working for those, and get a foot in the door, as you may have made already a positive initial impression in a casual environment. Remotely, you will compete with a much larger pool of people.
  - the_local_host 6y ago
    > When going out, you could easily meet people working for those It's not just that, you actually can't avoid them. If you write software and are walking someplace in a commercial part of San Francisco, basically every conversation you overhear is one you could immediately join in on. Breaking up the clump is probably healthy for everyone involved.
- rcpt 6y ago
  The taxes you pay are going into your landlords pockets. Prop 13 is over $30B per year -- that's 4x the NSF and 7B more than NASA. California could have it's own NASA!
- r00fus 6y ago
  > the state has trouble keeping power on You're confusing CA with TX.
  - BJBBB 6y ago
    I dunno. I live in San Diego County. My house monitor has recorded 14 power outages during previous 11 months. Three were planned power cuts, two were due to high winds, and the remainder varied between 3 minutes to over 14 hours where SDG&E could offer no explanation. My neighbor's PV system measured 16 power outages during same period, so my system may have missed some 'glitches'. I used to live in Anza Valley (Riverside County), where the local co-op lost power at least once per month. California do not have reliable power. California utilities have been charged with various felonies. California utilities had previously been allowed, by the state government, to increase rates without requiring routine maintenance to power and gas infrastructure.
    - lettergram 6y ago
      It doesn’t help the state literally approves all repairs. Meaning the state itself is at least, in part, to blame for even that. I even personally know some people who worked on the grid. They told me the regulations keep them replacing decades old part designs because they’re the only ones approved. The reality is California’s government is both incompetent and corrupt. Businesses are owned by the politicians in many cases, so you can’t really distinguish.
    - dragonwriter 6y ago
      > California utilities have been charged with various felonies. Convicted of federal felonies, in at least PG&Es case, both in the San Bruno gas explosion and the more recent fires.

Locals were hating on "techies". I still remember signs on the street from people blaming everything on the tech boom. Careful what you wish for.

by proc0 6y ago

Locals were hating on "techies". I still remember signs on the street from people blaming everything on the tech boom. Careful what you wish for.

lettergram 6y ago

It’s not just that... the state has trouble keeping power on. Taxes are high, homeless are everywhere. How are the taxes i pay helping my family? As a person in tech, I can work remotely from anywhere. Why would I want to move back to SF.

glitchc 6y ago
> Why would I want to move back to SF. Company may ask you to.
yokaze 6y ago
What impressed me when visiting the area, was the density of IT companies and startups. When going out, you could easily meet people working for those, and get a foot in the door, as you may have made already a positive initial impression in a casual environment. Remotely, you will compete with a much larger pool of people.
- the_local_host 6y ago
  > When going out, you could easily meet people working for those It's not just that, you actually can't avoid them. If you write software and are walking someplace in a commercial part of San Francisco, basically every conversation you overhear is one you could immediately join in on. Breaking up the clump is probably healthy for everyone involved.
rcpt 6y ago
The taxes you pay are going into your landlords pockets. Prop 13 is over $30B per year -- that's 4x the NSF and 7B more than NASA. California could have it's own NASA!
r00fus 6y ago
> the state has trouble keeping power on You're confusing CA with TX.
- BJBBB 6y ago
  I dunno. I live in San Diego County. My house monitor has recorded 14 power outages during previous 11 months. Three were planned power cuts, two were due to high winds, and the remainder varied between 3 minutes to over 14 hours where SDG&E could offer no explanation. My neighbor's PV system measured 16 power outages during same period, so my system may have missed some 'glitches'. I used to live in Anza Valley (Riverside County), where the local co-op lost power at least once per month. California do not have reliable power. California utilities have been charged with various felonies. California utilities had previously been allowed, by the state government, to increase rates without requiring routine maintenance to power and gas infrastructure.
  - lettergram 6y ago
    It doesn’t help the state literally approves all repairs. Meaning the state itself is at least, in part, to blame for even that. I even personally know some people who worked on the grid. They told me the regulations keep them replacing decades old part designs because they’re the only ones approved. The reality is California’s government is both incompetent and corrupt. Businesses are owned by the politicians in many cases, so you can’t really distinguish.
  - dragonwriter 6y ago
    > California utilities have been charged with various felonies. Convicted of federal felonies, in at least PG&Es case, both in the San Bruno gas explosion and the more recent fires.