[gnarbarian]

A city is a network. When you have high congestion for a central resource you should find ways to push that resource to the edge of your network. The resources are Jobs. Deregulation would certainly help, but that's missing the big picture.

Companies are focused too much on silicon valley. People are willing to live like animals putting up with appaling conditions and subjecting themselves to insane costs and commutes. They would certainly move a few hundred miles for the same job with decent rent 10 min from the office even with a pay cut. The market can fix this problem right now without deregulation. But it won't get fixed until more companies actually start hiring outside of SV.