The Latest Plan to Fix the Silicon Valley Housing Crisis Is to Build on Top of Trash. Housing in the Santa Clara region of California is insanely expensive. Tech companies have taken to building modern day versions of mill towns just so their employees have a place to live. The latest solution to pick up traction in the area is to build on top of disused landfills and regulators are warming to the idea.

The housing situation has gotten so ridiculous in Palo Alto, the original home of Facebook and…Read more Read. Back in August of last year, Bloomberg reported that the median price of a home in the Palo Alto area had risen to $2.

That’s thirteen times the national average. Tech workers making six figures complain that they have to get roommates to afford to live. And residents have waged war against the homeless. Now, a developer named Related Companies is bidding to build a $6. It will be called City Place, exactly the kind of name you’d expect from an organization called Related Companies. The site is no longer used for dumping. A golf course and a BMW track were built on top years ago.

But that’s not the same as proposing that 1,6. Toxic vapors, dangerous gasses, and ground water contamination are all issues that have to be accounted for.

The regulators were pretty skeptical at the start, I have to say,” Stephen Eimer, an executive vice president with Related tells Mercury News. After much back and forth, Bay Area regulators have finally accepted Related’s technical document that outlines how the site would be made safe.

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A foot- thick concrete barrier would be laid over 3. Housing would be built over shops and restaurants to create more distance between the residents and the waste. Sensors and alarm systems would monitor gasses and a separate system would collect and dispose of it.

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The Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, and the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board have all accepted Related’s proposal but that doesn’t mean that it’s a done deal. The green light to build never really happens until you get the last permit,” Ruth Shikada, Santa Clara’s assistant city manager tells Mercury News. While other landfills in the area have been used for retail, nothing on the scale of what Related’s asking for has been approved before.

Keith Roberson, senior engineering geologist with the water quality control board, called Related’s proposal “a solid plan,” and he worries about setting a precedent. He emphasized that all proposals will have to be evaluated on a case- by- case basis.

More research and monitoring will be necessary before any approvals will be made. The City of San Jose is also suing the City of Santa Clara over the project. San Jose claims that the imbalance of 2. That argument certainly makes it sound like fixing one problem would just be creating another. If all goes to plan you could be living on top of a City Park Starbucks—with totally safe drinking water that definitely isn’t going to explode—within 5- 7 years.[Mercury News].

I'm Baiju Bhatt, Robinhood CEO, and This Is How I Work. Together with Vlad Tenev, second- generation American Baiju Bhatt founded the stock brokerage service Robinhood, which lets users trade public stocks from their mobile devices without paying a commission or maintaining a minimum balance.

Their app has over 2 million users. Baiju started Robinhood, his third company with Vlad, when he was just 2. Here’s how he works. Location: Palo Alto, CACurrent gig: Robinhood Co- Founder and Co- CEOOne word that best describes how you work: Scientifically. Current mobile device: i. Phone 6. SCurrent computer: A 2.

Mac. Book Pro that is covered in stickers. First of all, tell me a little about your background and how you got to where you are today. I’m an only child and the son of two immigrants; my parents moved to the United States when my father was accepted to a Ph. D program in theoretical physics at University of Huntsville Alabama. I grew up in a small town—Poquoson, VA—and went to school at Stanford, following in my dad’s footsteps to study physics. In college, I met Vlad Tenev, who at the time was a long- haired, string- bean kid with a quirky sense of humor and a penchant for late- night games of chess.

The two of us would become the best of friends and go on to co- create two companies in New York together before starting Robinhood in California. What apps, software, or tools can’t you live without? My ballpoint pen and my Moleskine notebook. What’s your workspace setup like? It’s pretty simple: an external monitor and my laptop. What’s your best time- saving shortcut or life hack? I run outside almost every day of the week.

I’ll usually step out during lunch for an hour- long jog around the neighborhoods of Palo Alto and through Stanford campus. It helps me clear my head and put all the things I’ve been thinking about back together in creative ways. Also, by the time I get back, I’m energetic and generally feeling awesome.

What’s your favorite to- do list manager? I use the Notes Mac app.

It’s simple and gets the job done! What everyday thing are you better at than everyone else? What’s your secret? I have always had strong willpower. Over the years, I’ve overcome challenges when I’ve set my mind to them, which has proven especially relevant as I’ve created Robinhood and grown as a leader.

A personal but very important example comes from my childhood. As a kid, I had always struggled with being overweight. When I was a sophomore in high school, I decided I wanted to change that once and for all. That spring, I started exercising every single day, and by the time I started junior year, I had lost nearly 7. I looked and felt like a completely different person. What do you listen to while you work?

Got a favorite playlist? Maybe talk radio? Or do you prefer silence?

Lately I’ve really liked the new Arcade Fire tracks, “Everything Now” and “Creature Comfort.” I’m usually listening to music while I work, though mostly instrumental stuff since it’s difficult for me to hear lyrics and write or read at the same time. A few albums on heavy rotation are “Moon Safari” by Air & “Selected Ambient Works 8. Aphex Twin. Oh, and for a fun fact: In college I played guitar in a jazz/funk band and I DJed under the moniker “Thelonious Moustache.”What are you currently reading? Or what’s something you’d recommend?

Last week I read a graphic novel called Head Lopper which just has awesome artwork. Last month I took a trip to Japan and read The Way of Zen by Alan Watts. That was fantastic too. How do you recharge? What do you do when you want to forget about work? I spend so much of my time either using technology or thinking about building technology, so I like to spend my free time on old- fashioned, analog activities.

Two of my favorite ways to recharge include going for long walks in the forests behind Stanford and playing cards with my friends. What’s your sleep routine like? Are you a night owl or early riser? I’m usually out of bed by 7.

AM. I like beating the Bay Area traffic by getting into the office early, plus I get at least an hour most mornings to work on personal projects before I’m pulled into meetings. Fill in the blank: I’d love to see _________ answer these same questions.

Alexander Hamilton. What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it.

Don’t settle.” — Steve Jobs, Stanford Commencement Speech 2. This interview has been lightly edited for clarity. The How I Work series asks heroes, experts, and flat- out productive people to share their shortcuts, workspaces, routines, and more. Have someone you want to see featured, or questions you think we should ask?