Schwab Leaves San Francisco for Texas

Post by aprdm » Sat, Nov 30, 2019, 4:55 PM UTC

demosthenes14 wrote: post #26

slavapestov wrote: post #20

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> Sometimes I wonder if there’s a funded campaign against the Bay Area online. By whom and to what end? Has it occurred to you that some people just don't like living there? Not everyone you disagree with is a paid shill.

It’s not just a matter of disagreement— take a look on here, Reddit and Twitter and you’ll find a swarm of people making it seem like the Bay Area is a dystopian hellhole. I was legitimately concerned about my move before I got here.

Post by drivebycomment » Sat, Nov 30, 2019, 4:56 PM UTC

spectramax wrote: post #3

I just moved to the Bay Area and I have no good opinions about living here. It’s a 3 trillion dollar neighborhood that has broken infrastructure, an abysmal housing situation, crime through the roof, homeless people everywhere, traffic, outrageous costs and just generally an awful place to live. I don’t know about the business side, but from an employee standpoint, fuck the Bay Area. Oh, and my car got broken into tw…

Post by hindsightbias » Sat, Nov 30, 2019, 4:56 PM UTC

driverdan wrote: post #19

nthomas wrote: post #7

Welcome to the Lone Star State! Cheap real estate and friendly folks. And BBQ, metric tons of BBQ...

Westlake does not have cheap real estate.

Post by scurvy » Sat, Nov 30, 2019, 4:58 PM UTC

driverdan wrote: post #23

scurvy wrote: post #5

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Crime through the roof? People who live in actual high crime areas would like a word with you. It sounds like you've experienced more than your fair share of crime since moving to the BA, but calling it high crime is beyond a stretch.

Property crime is high in the bay.

Post by scurvy » Sat, Nov 30, 2019, 4:59 PM UTC

Hydraulix989 wrote: post #31

scurvy wrote: post #5

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Crime through the roof? People who live in actual high crime areas would like a word with you. It sounds like you've experienced more than your fair share of crime since moving to the BA, but calling it high crime is beyond a stretch.

Even though there is not much organized crime and no longer the same level of gang activity as 10 years ago, as a matter of policy, SF tends to either not convict or give lighter sentences to your everyday crime like shoplifting and breaking car windows though. The consequence is that there is a lot of broken glass on the street. I'm originally from a much rougher part of the US than SF. Walking on the street here at…