Santa Monica's Refusal To Grow Is Driving Out The Techies
Bianca Barragan, Jan. 23, 2015, Curbed Los Angeles
Some tech companies, including biggies Google and Yahoo, seem to have given up already, and are defecting to Los Angeles's Playa Vista neighborhood (which has its own issues), or to Culver City or neighboring Venice.
Even through the tech jargon, you can hear the frustration: "It's great to be based here, but it's getting harder and harder to be based here, so there are a lot of startups that are moving to other geographies just to address those particular needs," says the founder of a consulting firm specializing in tech startups.
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Some tech companies, including biggies Google and Yahoo, seem to have given up already, and are defecting to Los Angeles's Playa Vista neighborhood (which has its own issues), or to Culver City or neighboring Venice.
Even through the tech jargon, you can hear the frustration: "It's great to be based here, but it's getting harder and harder to be based here, so there are a lot of startups that are moving to other geographies just to address those particular needs," says the founder of a consulting firm specializing in tech startups.
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