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22. Also, to add to what Recursion said...

Sun Nov 1, 2015, 12:43 PM

Nov 2015

the communities closer to the campuses of the major software companies have strongly-resisted development to built units closer to work.

I read somewhere that the majority of Google employees would prefer to move/live closer to the Google campus in Mountain View, CA which is more than an hour outside San Francisco. Mountain View though has gone as far as to threaten to issue a full moratorium on the issuing of building permits for new construction to prevent development of their town...they like the rural, wealthy small-town Google has made them. Google instead spends a small fortune to bus their employees from SF to work.

You can repeat this tale for just about every Bay Area and Silicon Valley computing company. It's starting to happen in the Seattle and Portland areas as well, though they are less land-constrained than San Francisco. SF's geographical location is not helping the problem...there is no place to build more housing.

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I only lived there for 6 years, but never heard anybody call it "Frisco". smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #19

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theres a difference between a refugee and a tourist yuiyoshida Nov 2015 #27

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I think the other poster is being sarcastic, senseandsensibility Nov 2015 #25

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I think that is what I said, basically. smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #41

i'm native californian shanti Nov 2015 #47

The City yuiyoshida Nov 2015 #63

When I lived in the Bay Area, NOLALady Nov 2015 #53

Frisco is in Texas and Colorado yuiyoshida Nov 2015 #57

I don't know what corner of CA you lived in, but it wasn't San Francisco. n/t pnwmom Nov 2015 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author yuiyoshida Nov 2015 #54

Although, it's interesting how Frisco, Texas, got its name: kentauros Nov 2015 #36

There is one in Colorado too yuiyoshida Nov 2015 #38

I wonder if it was on the same railroad line... kentauros Nov 2015 #39

check the population now snooper2 Nov 2015 #93

Dont call it "Frisco" Warren DeMontague Nov 2015 #74

Frisco, Texas 75033 $885-$2535 | 1 - 3 Beds snooper2 Nov 2015 #91

In 1987 I rented an old 1 bedroom apartment in Pacific Heights for $500 and then an extra $50 for a kimbutgar Nov 2015 #3

Beware any report that depends on listings. geek tragedy Nov 2015 #4

There's hardly any turnover in rent-controlled or stabilized apartments. n/t meaculpa2011 Nov 2015 #7

Turnover Johnny Noshoes Nov 2015 #34

It can be a double-edged sword... meaculpa2011 Nov 2015 #42

And what are the regulations controlling rents in each of those cities? Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #11

40-50% of NYC apt's are rent-stabilized geek tragedy Nov 2015 #51

Also, they're not accounting for scarcity. Chan790 Nov 2015 #15

Isn't Brooklyn part of NYC.....??? MichMan Nov 2015 #5

"NYC" is yet another colloquialism which can lead to confusion. closeupready Nov 2015 #29

Yes, NYC is technically Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronks and Staten Island smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #48

Depends where in BK. The areas that are affordable are geek tragedy Nov 2015 #52

It does, sort of KamaAina Nov 2015 #96

My wife and I live in a very nice... meaculpa2011 Nov 2015 #6

Given where you live shrike Nov 2015 #43

For 800 sq feet? kcr Nov 2015 #81

It's a nice community... meaculpa2011 Nov 2015 #83

Who starts out with their own apartment when they move to a city? Recursion Nov 2015 #8

If I didn't know you were from the metro DC area... Chan790 Nov 2015 #18

Boston was like that too Recursion Nov 2015 #31

Boston has become insane. I am paying more here than I was in Manhattan. smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #49

I have a friend whose daughter is living in a studio in Boston (Brookline) mnhtnbb Nov 2015 #88

$1600 a month for a studio in Brookline is a bargain! smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #97

Nobody but the privilaged anymore JackInGreen Nov 2015 #76

Nobody but the privileged ever Recursion Nov 2015 #80

I am grateful that my place is under that 2000 dollar yuiyoshida Nov 2015 #9

My one bedroom apartment costs $575/month. Deadshot Nov 2015 #12

Because there are more people who want to live in San Francisco than there are apartments (nt) Recursion Nov 2015 #16

Also, to add to what Recursion said... Chan790 Nov 2015 #22

Yep. The rest of the bay needs to pull its weight here Recursion Nov 2015 #30

Have you seen the amount of building going on on the Peninsula? Retrograde Nov 2015 #60

Last time I was there was 2 years ago, and yeah, it was impressive Recursion Nov 2015 #78

It seems absurd to spend $24,000-$48,000/year for a freaking one bedroom apartment. Deadshot Nov 2015 #44

They don't. They should but they don't. Cleita Nov 2015 #55

You're kidding, right? n/t PasadenaTrudy Nov 2015 #45

Kidding about what? Deadshot Nov 2015 #64

Hell a STUDIO on LI goes for 1500 per mo. now. annabanana Nov 2015 #46

This is really sad. Blue_In_AK Nov 2015 #56

Like Boston, it's been Yuppied to death. Now international investors are bidding everything up to Warpy Nov 2015 #82

So, even back then you didn't get a one-bedroom? (nt) Recursion Nov 2015 #84

Later I had a studio apartment up on Sacramento Street Blue_In_AK Nov 2015 #94

No, you totally can find one in San Francisco Warren DeMontague Nov 2015 #75

Funny to think there was an era when squatting was a thing. closeupready Nov 2015 #85

since we know incomes are stagnant restorefreedom Nov 2015 #87

My son and two friends... meaculpa2011 Nov 2015 #92