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Re:What's the Best City for Techies in 2024? by dkhenry on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @02:30PM (#38368736)
I am pretty sure most people who work for Google and live in the south bay could tell you stories of having their car windows smashed in, and I do mean most. I think it is about 100% of the googlers and ex-googlers I know have had that experience.

Also as of two years ago, the chances that your Catalytic converter was stolen unless you parked your car in your garage was getting near 50% as well.

I suppose if you limit crime to just "dangerous" maybe it comes out on top, but I would prefer to be somewhere that I don't have to worry about 50,000 of my neighbors OD'ing on the street every year.

Re:What's the Best City for Techies in 2024? by astrange on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @04:36PM (#38370604)
Are you confusing South Bay with SF? Nothing ever happens in South Bay. Nothing good and nothing bad.
Re:What's the Best City for Techies in 2024? by Apocryphon on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @02:52PM (#38369102)
South Bay petty crime and homelessness has unfortunately arisen but that is a real alarmist way to speak about the most mundane stretch of suburban sprawl outside of LA County.
Re:What's the Best City for Techies in 2024? by robertlagrant on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @02:45PM (#38368980)
Interestingly, this is a similar experience I have from friends from when I lived in Johannesburg. Smash and grabs and car/parts thefts were very common.