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Re:San Francisco voters approve taxes on highly paid CEOs, b... by LinuxBender on Thursday November 05, 2020 @03:05PM (#25001468)
A law firm I use has been in SF for over 20 years. They just moved to a rough part of Oakland. The move was challenging for them and I know they would not have done it if they didn't have to.
Re:San Francisco voters approve taxes on highly paid CEOs, b... by RangerScience on Thursday November 05, 2020 @04:33PM (#25002235)
Why did they have to move? This new law, or something else?
Re:San Francisco voters approve taxes on highly paid CEOs, b... by LinuxBender on Thursday November 05, 2020 @05:51PM (#25002962)
This was in the middle of Covid, around the time many businesses and renters were leaving SF. They would not give me specifics, but I assume it no longer made financial sense to be in that expensive high-rise, as all the parking was locked down, forcing all the customers to take BART. I am not sure what affect this new law will have for those that remain.
Re:San Francisco voters approve taxes on highly paid CEOs, b... by TuringNYC on Thursday November 05, 2020 @06:07PM (#25003092)
Another reason SF companies are leaving: restrictions mandating lower maximum elevator occupancy (e.g. 4 persons) is causing long lines at some high-rises, making it hard to get in and out of the building -- esp for quick breaks, food pickups, lunch, etc.
Re:San Francisco voters approve taxes on highly paid CEOs, b... by LinuxBender on Friday November 06, 2020 @10:11AM (#25008122)
I noticed that as well. The building had really tiny elevators, but many of them. You could fit maybe 3 people in them. I had never seen anything like that in my life.
Re:San Francisco voters approve taxes on highly paid CEOs, b... by TuringNYC on Friday November 06, 2020 @02:55PM (#25010572)
Much worse since COVID since every elevator has to have minimal separation for passengers, no more squeezing in like sardines.