Sam is right about "the wildly-out-of-control housing costs, which is probably the biggest weakness here right now". FYI, some Mountain View tech workers volunteer for an organization called MV Voters for Housing Diversity. See who we endorse for City Council at www.mvhousing.org, and vote tomorrow! http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/find-polling-place.htm

In Palo Alto, there's a similar organization called Palo Alto Forward, which I know some Palantir employees are involved with. www.paloaltoforward.com