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January 21, 2014 05:14 am GMT
Like the last time people tried busing as a solution to a socioeconomic problem, the tech busing in San Francisco has become a hot-button issue.The Google buses, dubbed "spaceships" containing "alien overlords" by writer Rebecca Solnit, have become potent symbols for rising inequality within the city. They are now a symbol of other unwanted repercussions of the tech boom, including rising housing costs, Ellis Act evictions and a "let them eat cake" mentality very publicly exhibited by many tech-employed Bay Area newcomers.
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Googles High Handed Bus Memo
Like the last time people tried busing as a solution to a socioeconomic problem, the tech busing in San Francisco has become a hot-button issue.The Google buses, dubbed "spaceships" containing "alien overlords" by writer Rebecca Solnit, have become potent symbols for rising inequality within the city. They are now a symbol of other unwanted repercussions of the tech boom, including rising housing costs, Ellis Act evictions and a "let them eat cake" mentality very publicly exhibited by many tech-employed Bay Area newcomers.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/G5gEoIUU060/
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