cwerdna
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For those in the SF Bay Area, not sure how many if you have heard of this issue relating to tensions in cities like SF and Oakland about tech workers living there and using private shuttles provided by their employers (e.g. Google, Apple, etc.).
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/12/17/251960183/in-a-divided-san-francisco-private-tech-buses-drive-tension" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://blog.sfgate.com/stew/2013/12/20/bus-blocked-again-in-tech-boom-backlash/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/20/5231758/protesters-target-silicon-valley-shuttles-smash-google-bus-window" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/06/charging-tech-shuttles-for-muni-bus-stops/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - Seems crazy that the the city will likely start charging companies $100K/year to use these bus...errr.. shuttle stops.
I recently showed one of the 1st three stories (or something related to it) to someone who's lived in SF for over 7 years and works in the South Bay. She was unaware of this tension, probably because her company doesn't provide any shuttles to/from SF
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/12/17/251960183/in-a-divided-san-francisco-private-tech-buses-drive-tension" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://blog.sfgate.com/stew/2013/12/20/bus-blocked-again-in-tech-boom-backlash/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/20/5231758/protesters-target-silicon-valley-shuttles-smash-google-bus-window" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/06/charging-tech-shuttles-for-muni-bus-stops/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - Seems crazy that the the city will likely start charging companies $100K/year to use these bus...errr.. shuttle stops.
I recently showed one of the 1st three stories (or something related to it) to someone who's lived in SF for over 7 years and works in the South Bay. She was unaware of this tension, probably because her company doesn't provide any shuttles to/from SF