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The core problem here is that high-earners are being concentrated in one area. If the Google employes weren't expected to commute to a computer, and were free
by navyrain 13y ago
The core problem here is that high-earners are being concentrated in one area. If the Google employes weren't expected to commute to a computer, and were free to remote in from anywhere, their economic impact on their neighborhoods would be distributed, rather than concentrated in a couple locations.
- Steko 13y agoActually, the core problem is out of control zoning restrictions. Recent discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5651918 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5651918
- thrownaway2424 13y agoTo be clear, the out-of-control things belong to governments outside SF, SJ, and Oak. The three major cities continue to add housing at a fair clip, as they have for the last 15 years.
- jopof 13y agoGoogle/Facebook employees don't work anywhere near SF. They live in SF because it's hip, and endure huge commutes (on the comfy buses) to do so. Maybe if G/F stopped subsidizing ridiculous commutes with the comfy buses, employees would live in the low-cost housing areas near campus.
- philsnow 13y ago> low-cost housing areas near campus. "relatively". relatively low-cost housing areas. Also, it's not a comparable living experience at all. Mountain View is bikeable, sure, but it's not walkable.
- redcircle 13y agoDo you mean East Palo Alto, or the whole valley? There is almost no housing supply in the valley. I have the feeling that engineers are now priced out of the market in the valley. Houses sell to bidders that offer no contingencies, cash, and a price that exceeds a lender's appraisal.