In a tech-centric city built on the backs of Google, Facebook and its own feeder program in Stanford University, Palo Alto’s mayor isn’t making many friends. For decades, Palo Alto has played host to some of the brightest minds on the planet while they toiled away on keyboards creating the next big thing. Now, it wants them to go away. Mayor Patrick Burt isn’t without legitimate gripes. Like much of the Bay Area, Palo Alto has become almost uninhabitable due to rising costs, traffic and, oddly enough, shitty cellular coverage. The last part is the perfect summation of the paradox…
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Palo Alto mayor: Tech firms are ‘choking’ the city
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