America's Cities Are Unlivable. Blame Wealthy Liberals.
If San Franciscans don&#x27;t want their city to be &#x27;verticalized&#x27; that&#x27;s perfectly fine.<p>There&#x27;s actually quite a lot of space in Cali, and cost of living is not quite insane in many areas just outside the bay.<p>So if there were some thoughtful progress even on just transportation (i.e. imagine something faster than Bart&#x2F;Caltrain that looped quickly around) and some quick commuter trains ... combined with less of the various needs to be <i>in</i> the Valley&#x2F;City ...<p>Then maybe places like Stockton, Merced, Morgan Hill etc. could flourish smartly.<p>Consider if there were a fairly quick way to get from Gilroy to the Valley+City without fuss? Maybe someone would open a big office there? The entire North Bay seems to be &#x27;cut off&#x27; (many residents probably like that...), but maybe &#x27;a tunnel&#x27; where the Golden Gate is, to connect that &#x27;fast train&#x27; to Santa Rosa? (Yes, &#x27;earthquakes&#x27; surely) but it&#x27;s worth considering.<p>The Valley, and even  many places in SF are not particularly aspirational places, frankly. My bet is people would be happy to live a ways away if they could get into the office quickly.