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They can't be serious. San Jose does not have mass transit. Amazon should go to Dallas.

"Among Amazon’s requirements: a city that is at least 45 minutes from a large international airport; has access to mass transit; and is near a “population center.” It will give preference to cities that have the potential to attract and retain strong technical talent, and that have a “stable and business-friendly environment.”

San Jose has a 0.8 jobs:people ratio. They are a jobs poor city. They are picking up the housing slack for Palo Alto and Mountain View but not getting the business tax revenue they should be getting.

#fuckcalifornia

Strategist says

They can't be serious. San Jose does not have mass transit. Amazon should go to Dallas.

and that have a “stable and business-friendly environment.”

That rules out Chicago.

why not both?

If Amazon even announces it is moving near the SF Bay Area, rents will begin to double.

tovarichpeter says

If Amazon even announces it is moving near the SF Bay Area, rents will begin to double.

Gimme my $3M for my shack and I'm outta here!

tovarichpeter says

If Amazon even announces it is moving near the SF Bay Area, rents will begin to double.

Do you really think that they are dumb enough to do that?

No, I don't. What does frost me however is when local politicians in an area which has a critical shortage of affordable housing seem to actually want to make it even worse.