“They’re really starting to feel the effects of
this,” he said. “Trying to hire workers for their
campuses in the Bay Area is becoming more
expensive. They have to pay workers enough to
live in the area.”
Gov. Gavin Newsom called Apple’s pledge
an “unparalleled financial commitment to
affordable housing,” adding he hopes other
companies follow its lead. The Democratic
governor has urged tech companies to pitch
in to ease a crisis in which there are far fewer
homes and apartments than necessary to house
the state’s nearly 40 million people.