Places Where the Silicon Valley Bubble Could Pop

waderoush writes: "If Silicon Valley is in a bubble — which it is – how will it finally burst? Where is the bubble's membrane being stretched so thin that it's in danger of tearing open and letting the real world rush in? This commentary from Xconomy picks real places around the San Francisco Bay Area embodying tensions, imbalances, injustices, or dangers that could escalate into a show-stopping crisis for the technology economy. One is Bank of America's former headquarters in the heart of San Francisco's Financial District; another is an elementary school in Oakland that happens to sit on the Hayward Fault. 'If we can identify the fractures that threaten to destroy the innovation machine, we might be able to patch them up and keep the system going for a while longer — and maybe even point it in a smarter direction,' the piece argues."

Comments

I Read TFA...

[NotSanguine]

It was disjointed and didn't really seem to have any sort of point or theme. Now I can't get that time back. :(

Re:I Read TFA...

[NotSanguine]

Thank you. You should have written the article. :)

The housing issues are nothing new. I don't live in the bay area now, but back in 2000 I did live in Santa Clara for about six months. I recall reading an article in the San Jose Mercury News back then about full-time public school teachers in San Jose who were living in homeless shelters because they couldn't afford to rent or buy in the area. I also recall at least a couple of colleagues commuted 2.5-3 hours each way because they couldn't afford to house their families any closer to the bay area.