I think your apartment vs 20 minutes 'shorter commute' is actually vastly simplifying it. I live roughly in hayes valley (I moved here only 5 years ago, before

I think your apartment vs 20 minutes 'shorter commute' is actually vastly simplifying it. I live roughly in hayes valley (I moved here only 5 years ago, before the latest bunch, so I qualify as an 'old timer'), and my commute to my last office job by bike was 8 minute. You'd be hard pressed to find a 28 minute commute that reduces your rent a ton. As you know the trade off tends to be money vs space vs commute. Rents in concord are still in the $3000 range - only you get an entire house for it. Also you do realize this article was satire, and points out that the so-called "rich tech" folk arent really that rich... $80k a year is plenty, but most BART and Muni employees are making that much.