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Re:To solve affordability crisis, Bay Area housing stock mus... by 762236 on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @05:12PM (#16971708)
For another city to be a plausible substitute for Silicon Valley, it needs California's moonlighting-protection law. Without that, you can't reproduce this environment.
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Re:To solve affordability crisis, Bay Area housing stock mus... by cwkoss on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @09:22PM (#16973333)
First I've heard of that law, why do you think it is so fundamental?
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Re:To solve affordability crisis, Bay Area housing stock mus... by 762236 on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @09:22AM (#16976579)
It lets you own your ideas and work that you perform at home, such as a startup you run on the side. In other states, your employer will typically have you sign a work contract granting the employer all rights to everything you create at any time and any location.
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Re:To solve affordability crisis, Bay Area housing stock mus... by s73v3r_ on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @06:51PM (#16972477)
Is CA really still the only state that has that?
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