Re:San Francisco's zoning makes it illegal to build apartmen...
by jccalhoun on Thursday July 19, 2018 @12:59PM
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I'm kind of surprised that we haven't seen someone like google try to build a company town in another state where they just buy up tons of land, build nice homes/apartments for employees, and move their headquarters there.
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Re:San Francisco's zoning makes it illegal to build apartmen...
by rsynnott on Thursday July 19, 2018 @01:27PM
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In general, this probably isn't an option for the likes of Google, because you won't get the best employees this way. The best people will want to live somewhere where, if their employer lays people off or they just want to switch jobs, they can do so without having to uproot their life and move.
There's a reason that places like Silicon Valley tend to emerge in the first place.