Bay Area wages soaring but still can’t keep up with housing prices

Re:Bay Area wages soaring but still can’t keep up with housi... by foobarian on Sunday September 25, 2016 @11:48PM (#12579092)

Appreciate all comments in this thread. I never lived on the west coast (Boston mostly) but I was always puzzled by how many of my acquaintances who moved there over the years to work for $BIG_TECH_CO chose to live in San Francisco proper. This usually meant at least an hour commute each way. The typical explanation was that SF was a "fun" place to live with much better leisure options than the desolate office parks and suburbs of the SV towns.

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Re:Bay Area wages soaring but still can’t keep up with housi... by yarou on Monday September 26, 2016 @12:26AM (#12579225)

> The typical explanation was that SF was a "fun" place to live with much better leisure options than the desolate office parks and suburbs of the SV towns.

Depends on your definition of fun - being harassed constantly by both homeless people and SFPD? If so, then a paradise awaits you.

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Re:Bay Area wages soaring but still can’t keep up with housi... by Hydraulix989 on Monday September 26, 2016 @09:30AM (#12581614)

Everything in SF closes at 10 PM. Even the bars shut down at midnight. Not very fun.

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Re:Bay Area wages soaring but still can’t keep up with housi... by dragonwriter on Monday September 26, 2016 @09:33AM (#12581641)

Now, it's been a few years sin e I've bothered with SF nightlife (having lived near, but not in, the city) but has it really changed that much? Because I remember there being plenty open much later, and many times starting at 10 or later.

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Re:Bay Area wages soaring but still can’t keep up with housi... by webrender on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @11:28AM (#12590306)

This is inaccurate. Most bars in SF are open until 2am, and The Endup is open all night and into the morning.

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