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I know this is going to sound nuts to you, but if you're a tech worker that can do a day a week at home you really should check out north of San Rafael. Last ye

by snide 13y ago

I know this is going to sound nuts to you, but if you're a tech worker that can do a day a week at home you really should check out north of San Rafael. Last year I bought a house in Petaluma that was way beyond what I thought I could own. More important to me is that the schools and community are great. 3 parks and a historic downtown all within walking distance. I feel like I live in a town from the 1950s. Granted, I knew I'd be working more and more at home, but for the first year I road a 1 hour commuter bus (with wifi!) that picked me up a block from my house and dropped me a block from my Soma office. East Bay has BART, but don't discount the other public transportation options that do just as well.

efnx 13y ago
Petaluma is an awesome place and it has a fair share of tech culture. Bias, TwitVid and a number of agencies are all westside downtown locals. Housing on the westside is getting more competitive though. Nothing like SF I'm sure but difficult to get into unless you make 150k+. Petaluma has that nice old-world vibe because it sits on a slab of granite. During the big earthquakes of the past century the neighboring cities' buildings collapsed but that slab of granite provided a buffer for Petaluma, keeping its turn of the century downtown. It also ended up being the default relief center during those disasters :) Way to go, slab.