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At least it doesn't say "Bay Area land" anymore. Solano County is way the f&ck out. And land comes with carrying costs, i.e. property taxes. No one who wants a

At least it doesn't say "Bay Area land" anymore. Solano County is way the f&ck out. And land comes with carrying costs, i.e. property taxes. No one who wants a big, quick return on investment (looking at you, VC's) is going to buy it.

x3n0ph3n3 3y ago
It is Bay Area. Solano County is one of the 9 "Bay Area" counties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area
- jjulius 3y ago
  Not sure why this comment is being downvoted. Look at a map - Solano County literally runs along San Pablo Bay in Vallejo.
- dehrmann 3y ago
  That's like saying Half Moon Bay is in the Bay Area because it's in San Mateo county.
  - jjulius 3y ago
    I mean, I'd consider Half Moon Bay as part of the Bay Area, sure.
  - alephnerd 3y ago
    Half Moon Bay is the Bay Area though. Plenty of people live in HMB and commute to San Mateo, Belmont, Palo Alto, etc to work.
jayd16 3y ago
Kind of interesting that at that location it'll get fed from UC Davis grads more than UC Berkeley.
- alephnerd 3y ago
  Plenty of people who work in the city of Berkeley, as well as for the city of Berkeley and UC Berkeley live in Solano County. I have a family friend who works for the city of Berkeley and lives in Fairfield for example. It's part of the Capital Corridor so it's commutable to both the Bay Area and Sacramento, the schools are decent, and the houses are nice and new.
- dragonwriter 3y ago
  Not really; sure, its a bit closer to Davis, but its close enough to both that which it gets fed by will be determined more by the kinds of jobs in demand compared to the program strengths of the schools, with distance as a trivial factor.
aapl88889 3y ago
VCs are obviously not funding this through their funds. These are private individual investors.
- AlbertCory 3y ago
  So, probably no connection with tech, then?
alephnerd 3y ago
So is Morgan Hill if you live in Marin and Marin if you live in Morgan Hill. Solano County is heavily connected economically and transit wise with Contra Costa County, San Francisco County, Marin County, and Alameda County. Most police officers, city workers, low wage service workers, construction workers, etc live in the various cities and suburbs in Solano County and commute into the East Bay, other parts of the North Bay, and San Francisco.

x3n0ph3n3 3y ago

It is Bay Area. Solano County is one of the 9 "Bay Area" counties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area

jjulius 3y ago
Not sure why this comment is being downvoted. Look at a map - Solano County literally runs along San Pablo Bay in Vallejo.
dehrmann 3y ago
That's like saying Half Moon Bay is in the Bay Area because it's in San Mateo county.
- jjulius 3y ago
  I mean, I'd consider Half Moon Bay as part of the Bay Area, sure.
- alephnerd 3y ago
  Half Moon Bay is the Bay Area though. Plenty of people live in HMB and commute to San Mateo, Belmont, Palo Alto, etc to work.

jayd16 3y ago

Kind of interesting that at that location it'll get fed from UC Davis grads more than UC Berkeley.

alephnerd 3y ago
Plenty of people who work in the city of Berkeley, as well as for the city of Berkeley and UC Berkeley live in Solano County. I have a family friend who works for the city of Berkeley and lives in Fairfield for example. It's part of the Capital Corridor so it's commutable to both the Bay Area and Sacramento, the schools are decent, and the houses are nice and new.
dragonwriter 3y ago
Not really; sure, its a bit closer to Davis, but its close enough to both that which it gets fed by will be determined more by the kinds of jobs in demand compared to the program strengths of the schools, with distance as a trivial factor.

aapl88889 3y ago

VCs are obviously not funding this through their funds. These are private individual investors.

AlbertCory 3y ago
So, probably no connection with tech, then?

alephnerd 3y ago

So is Morgan Hill if you live in Marin and Marin if you live in Morgan Hill. Solano County is heavily connected economically and transit wise with Contra Costa County, San Francisco County, Marin County, and Alameda County. Most police officers, city workers, low wage service workers, construction workers, etc live in the various cities and suburbs in Solano County and commute into the East Bay, other parts of the North Bay, and San Francisco.