As is the case 90% of the time, government is the root of this problem. Regulations and taxes have made housing so expensive, and the welfare system that draws people to the cities plus the notion that people have a right to live somewhere, no matter how impractical that is for them, keeps them in pricey markets. If it’s too expensive to live in NY or CA, MOVE! Everything government touches turns to crap sooner or later.
But, this is Google. The ruler of the internet.
No one should have to relocate to get work a job at Google.