San Francisco Tech Firms See Workers Flee from $4,500 Rents

Re:San Francisco Tech Firms See Workers Flee from $4,500 Rents by nosuchthing on Tuesday April 05, 2016 @10:47PM (#11436253)

Vancouver anecdote; bars are not night life. I visited for two weeks and discovered a local music festival (music waste), befriended random folks at parks (parks were everywhere, and people actually used them!). East Van seemed to have a lively night life on par with SF/LA, people hosting live bands in their loft, avant-garde burlesque theater, house parties etc. It sounded like there was a lively festival scene in BC too, and not just electronic, stuff like the Peppermill Festival http://www.peppermillrecords.com/. Quantity of cultural hubs in Van might not be as expansive as other major cities, but the quality certainly sprouts up. That city seems more suited for people who enjoy nature though.

Really sad to hear that Vancouver and San Francisco are plagued by real estate siphoning out all the potential of what those cities could be. Feudalism seems to be a trend everywhere though.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-14/millennial...

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Re:San Francisco Tech Firms See Workers Flee from $4,500 Rents by b0p1x on Wednesday April 06, 2016 @08:34AM (#11438309)

They have the parties at home in east van because it is impossible to get a permit and/or a suitable venue for most events. There are very few venues for hosting parties and virtually no practice areas for bands. I've been to a number of events that were held in death-trap condemned buildings. I've even been locked in one illegally because someone called an ambulance and they didn't want to "blow their cover" so nobody could enter or exit for 30min while my friend waited outside in a back alley. Much prefer other cities where I can just go to a normal bar and not deal with entrapment issues.

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Re:San Francisco Tech Firms See Workers Flee from $4,500 Rents by nikanj on Wednesday April 06, 2016 @01:14AM (#11436757)

Vancouver parks close for the night, usually at dusk or 10pm

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