San Diego is the Olathe of California

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

San Fran is the techie capital of the world, whether it's Google or Ebay or any number of companies. The real estate got so out of control up there during the boom that houses as far as Stockton, which is 90 minutes away without traffic, were going for $500k or more for a dump.

San Fran is a trend-setter and the most expensive place to live per square foot in America.

Yeah, I agree with that. Incredibly expensive and Silicone Valley was outside of my scope because I was thinking of the city proper. But good point.

But this raises an interesting question: what dominates more, oil or tech? Can't live without either...

Real estate cost shouldn't really factor in here, since I'm thinking simply about where the most "dominant" or "important" (in this case) people reside.