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A lot of this stuff takes longer than you'd liked and is more difficult/intractable (but that's politics). The bigger question is - without knowing what they co
by kunle 13y ago
A lot of this stuff takes longer than you'd liked and is more difficult/intractable (but that's politics). The bigger question is - without knowing what they could/can't achieve going in, can they afford NOT to try to make changes?
Imagine what the SF housing/policy landscape would look like if these companies double headcount over the next 5 years. What's happening with the buses will pale in comparison (and the worst part is the buses aren't even the issue, they're just visible).
- rdl 13y agoI wonder how many of the employees themselves are not eligible to vote (H1B/etc.). A lot of the political power of a big employer comes from two things: 1) Large voting bloc of employees 2) BATNA to getting their way: credible threat to move. Google can't credibly threaten to move out of SFBA, sadly, and Twitter couldn't credibly threaten to move to Brisbane (because, Brisbane is crap). If Twitter hadn't had crazy political connections, mid-market wouldn't have happened. You don't get large amounts of power just by paying a lot of taxes or employing a lot of people; if there are big voting groups who dislike you, you're still screwed.