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Survey says: 34 percent of Bay Area residents are ready to leave
cnbc.com ^ | 5/2/2016 | Sarah Whitten

Posted on 05/02/2016 8:48:44 AM PDT by rktman

Residents of the California's Bay Area are eyeing the exits, according to a survey by the Bay Area Council.

Some 34 percent of San Francisco-area residents are considering leaving because of high housing costs and traffic, The Mercury News reports.

"We can whine about this, or we can win by solving our traffic and housing problems," Carl Guardino, president of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, told The Mercury News. "The last time the Bay Area had seemingly solved its traffic problems was the worldwide recession of 2008. A recession is not how we want to solve our traffic and housing problems."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: california; doh
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To: BubbaBasher

That was way back in the last century. LOL!


41 posted on 05/02/2016 10:19:48 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: Jolla

Moved to San Diego over 50 years ago as a kid. It was heaven.

Left for the Northwest 25 years ago, Seattle, Portland and finally Montana.

Live on a mountainside now with critters that can eat you. Love it. Would rather pack a firearm around my property than deal with the traffic and better weather. I just don’t do well in densely populated places anymore. Though if I could live in a golf-course condo and not have to drive anywhere San Diego would be hard to beat. Place is packed with conservatives which will be a welcome change for you.

Enjoy it.


42 posted on 05/02/2016 10:37:07 AM PDT by Comment Not Approved (When bureaucrats outlaw hunting, outlaws will hunt bureaucrats.)
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To: rktman

As soon as the housing market gets people out from underwater homes, watch out. People will move by the millions.


43 posted on 05/02/2016 10:37:34 AM PDT by CodeToad (Islam should be banned and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: Mouton

specially if all the 34% comes from Oakland.


44 posted on 05/02/2016 10:39:49 AM PDT by stylin19a
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To: rktman
“More taxes will solve everything.”

At least that's what the Lefties responsible for much of the cost in SF used to think, and still do.

“And the band played on.

So, round and around and around we go.
Where the world's headed, nobody knows.”

Temptations

45 posted on 05/02/2016 11:15:37 AM PDT by PATRIOT1876 (The only crimes that are 100% preventable are those committed by illegal aliens)
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To: CodeToad

Wouldn’t they need to be able to find jobs for that?


46 posted on 05/02/2016 11:24:08 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: DuncanWaring

The new theme.........”Canada Or Bust”


47 posted on 05/02/2016 11:40:52 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: DuncanWaring

That’s the only way the housing market will rebound anyway.


48 posted on 05/02/2016 12:18:00 PM PDT by CodeToad (Islam should be banned and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: rktman
And who wouldn't miss the new public urinals in SF?? I can't wait to go visit! :-(


49 posted on 05/02/2016 12:20:48 PM PDT by Aunt Polgara
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To: Aunt Polgara

I’ve been to San Francisco many times over the years, and I’ve always noticed the ever-present urine smell throughout the city. I’ve read that it’s even worse these days, which is hard to imagine because it was pretty bad years ago.


50 posted on 05/02/2016 2:42:01 PM PDT by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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To: rktman

I left the East Bay 46 years ago, and very happy right where I am at.


51 posted on 05/02/2016 3:09:22 PM PDT by Tom Bombadil
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To: rktman

Too much Hope and Change was not good a good thing for these liberals.


52 posted on 05/02/2016 6:41:54 PM PDT by Beave Meister (Die Hard Cubs Fan.....if it takes forever.)
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To: GraceG

Not fair. There are libs in every state as well as good conservatives. If CA Freepers stopped giving donations here, FR would shutter. CA is filled with conservatives who are kind of stuck here for various reasons and even those familial ties don’t get the priority SURVIVAL does.

Some of us are moving to blue states (not me, yet, but I dream of it) not to turn you liberal but to love among like mindeds. We can’t help it that the libs give the rest of us a bad name.


53 posted on 05/02/2016 6:48:14 PM PDT by Yaelle (Tinkerbelle glittering up the runway for Trump Force One!)
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To: ShivaFan

Doesn’t it bum you out that illegals have better cars than we do? How do they afford them?


54 posted on 05/02/2016 6:51:43 PM PDT by Yaelle (Tinkerbelle glittering up the runway for Trump Force One!)
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To: noiseman

I haven’t been in SF in 3 years and I was surprised then at the nicer neighborhoods where the side streets smell like urine.


55 posted on 05/02/2016 6:52:48 PM PDT by Yaelle (Tinkerbelle glittering up the runway for Trump Force One!)
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To: rktman

Sadly, they’re going to leave and create the same crappy conditions with their liberal voting patterns they’re trying to escape ...


56 posted on 05/02/2016 6:59:09 PM PDT by Trump-a-licious
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To: Behind the Blue Wall

California is indeed beautiful....


57 posted on 05/03/2016 1:18:39 AM PDT by cherry
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To: Jolla

Hola Mexico instead.


58 posted on 05/03/2016 1:27:42 AM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Chauncey Gardiner
"And let’s not forget the sanctuary city murdering illegals."

Also a problem caused by the democRats.

59 posted on 05/03/2016 7:44:21 AM PDT by Da Bilge Troll (Defeatism is not a winning strategy!)
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To: A CA Guy

Hola Mexico - Not really Pacific Beach is 92% white


60 posted on 05/03/2016 2:17:35 PM PDT by Jolla
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