Local communities decide what sort of housing they will contain, how much of it to permit, and in some cases the price it will go for, along with the income ranges for eligible buyers/renters. Their interests are maintenance of status-quo or lower levels of crowding and traffic, deterrence of gentrification in renter communities, and boosting home values in owner communities.
Tech companies decide what products to build, who to sell them to, how much to sell them for, and how many people to hire.
If the Palo Alto city council planned Facebook.com the way it plans housing adjacent to the Facebook campus, they might grow at more similar paces.
Tech companies decide what products to build, who to sell them to, how much to sell them for, and how many people to hire.
If the Palo Alto city council planned Facebook.com the way it plans housing adjacent to the Facebook campus, they might grow at more similar paces.