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KamaAina

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10. SF is already overpriced and overcrowded.

Reply to on point (Reply #5)

Sun Mar 1, 2015, 11:50 PM

Mar 2015

Thanks to techies whose companies run the dreaded "Google buses" back and forth.

And the Dumbarton Bridge lands closer to $iliValley than the San Mateo. A rail link across it has been proposed.

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Google Plans New Headquarters, and a City Fears Being Overrun [View all] KamaAina Feb 2015 OP

no housing? where will the wage slaves live? commute daily from Asia? nt msongs Feb 2015 #1

They'll continue to live in San Francisco and take the free shuttle buses. arcane1 Feb 2015 #3

Buckminster Fuller designed a floating city back in the '70s KamaAina Feb 2015 #4

Not unless you built hundreds of them. Mr.Bill Feb 2015 #6

Ooh - they should build a flying city! daredtowork Feb 2015 #7

But how would the people commute? KamaAina Mar 2015 #9

On a magic Google bus! nt daredtowork Mar 2015 #14

Imagine how overrun Mountain View would feel if those employees lived there too! arcane1 Feb 2015 #2

Add BART across San Mateo bridge & down from SF. Not housing on point Feb 2015 #5

SF is already overpriced and overcrowded. KamaAina Mar 2015 #10

Dumbarton OK if destination is SV. But wrong direction and too far south for SF on point Mar 2015 #11

A second BART transbay tube is actually being discussed. KamaAina Mar 2015 #12

They should move to northern Maine. MADem Mar 2015 #8

Redwood City has a population of about 80,000 and it's smaller than S.F. mackerel Mar 2015 #13

Genentech is in South San Francisco KamaAina Mar 2015 #15