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The tech industry chose the (South) Bay because it was dirty cheap. A bunch of orchards and ugly factories, so they could build up their (silicon) factories etc. there.

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I’m surprised by how many people don’t know this history. SJ used to be a very affordable place, it was orchards and farmland.

There is no better place to grow apricots. This is a tragedy: people can go anywhere, but you can't do that with plants.

The proximity of Stanford and Berkeley didn't hurt.

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