A friend of mine from Seattle told me that it has changed significantly since I left in 2004. But I prefer to remember Pike's Place Market the way it was, particularly the small restaurants that I used to eat in for lunch.
IMO, San Francisco will always be here in spite of the earthquake danger. There is a historic and economic reason why it exists and flourishes in the peninsula. On the other hand, there are several companies in the Silicon Valley who have moved to Reno, NV mainly because the city is offering land, space and NO taxes. IMO, Reno made a good move since the gambling business is being affected by the competing Native American casinos near the big cities in California. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> wrote : Ol' Glenn boy would really hate to live in a Blue City. Portland is very provincial though and why it is so quirky. Seattle has gotten weird and overgrown. San Francisco has it's own quirks and has also become overgrown so much that I would wince if I needed to have a meeting in the city. All these cities have become very expensive to live in with San Francisco and the area leading the way. I guess I shouldn't complain. The house catty-corner from me sold in a week for a hansom price so I can probably make a good profit selling this one. Why companies like Google seem to want to remain centralized in the South Bay is beyond me because there is plenty of vacant office complexes in the East Bay and affordable housing at least for an overpaid techie. In the late 1980s I worked on a major product sitting in a dusty town in Eastern Washington. It worked because there was UPS, Fedex and modems. Today even that little town has broadband. Glenn would probably love the place too though I think the locals wouldn't particularly like him. On 08/15/2015 09:02 PM, jr_esq@... mailto:jr_esq@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: According to Glenn Beck, Portland, OR is on top of the list. San Francisco, CA is second and Seattle, WA is the third. What do you think? Glenn Beck names 15 cities that 'you don't want to live anywhere around;' San Francisco is number 2 Glenn Beck names 15 cities that 'you don't want ... Former Fox News commentator Glenn Beck recently shared his list of Top 15 cities "to avoid like the plague. View on ww!w.mercurynews.com Preview by Yahoo
