I just moved to the bay area from a large urban center. I live in the far away surburbs right now (Sunnyvale). It&#x27;s kind of incredible to me how flat and sprawled out everything is. There are almost no buildings taller than 2-3 floors.<p>The bay area has a housing crisis, and it needs to grow <i>vertically</i>. There should be tall apartment buildings being built, especially in the suburbs, there&#x27;s plenty of space. It&#x27;s pretty clear that the bay area refuses to grow, because of political reasons, which are often selfish as you pointed out.<p>IMO, the inevitable outcome is that tech will slowly relocate to other areas that are more willing to accomodate (and perhaps welcome) the growth. I think it&#x27;s already started.