Industry report ranks Silicon Valley last among eight high-tech areas in quality of life

If you are going to read one article today this is it.The San Jose Mercury reports all is not well in Silicon Valley:

The pitches land on John Ambroseo's desk every two weeks. They come from all corners of the globe, sent by officials who promise that their region suffers none of the social ills plaguing Silicon Valley.

Why put up with high housing prices? Or decaying roads choked with traffic? Or mediocre schools? Or high taxes? Expand or relocate in our region instead.

Ambroseo, chief executive of Santa Clara-based optical equipment company Coherent, turns most of them away because he believes the economic opportunities in Silicon Valley still outweigh the social costs.

But for how long?

California's high taxes,regulations and land-use restrictions make adding jobs virtually impossible.California can't compete.