[Foundation-l] Relocation announcement

Sun Sep 23 23:58:15 UTC 2007

> George Herbert wrote:
>> I wouldn't recommend looking for office space in the Haight, though.
>> No good long distance rapid transit.
>> 
>> In dot-com terms; SOMA was ground zero, but that's faded a lot and
>> spread out to the rest of the Bay Area.  (For those not familar, SOMA
>> is South of Market Area, the area south of Market Street, bounded by
>> Market, Van Ness, the 101/80 freeways, and King Street / China Basin
>> on the south.  It's about a square mile.)  The vibrant geek culture of
>> the late 1990s in that area is muted by comparison; there's still a
>> focal point there, but it's much less central to the region's modern
>> web-based activities.
>> 
>> I spent a number of years working in the area and in the web industry,
>> until the bust.
>> 
>> It's still a cool place to be, but it's not the same.  For the most
>> part, everyone got cars and commutes now, so the scene diffused...
>> 
on 9/23/07 7:34 PM, Sue Gardner at sgardner at wikimedia.org wrote:
>> 
> George, Marc, Sue, others - what neighbourhoods might you recommend?
> Fundamentally, for that first year, we are looking for something
> transit-accessible, central, and as cheap as possible. A little seedy
> would be okay.
> 
Sue,

Although I don't live in the city any longer, I visit there as often as I
can. I do have a number of personal and professional contacts there, and
would be happy to ask them for some input. Do I have your permission to give
them your email address so they could contact you directly with any
questions they might have?

Marc