Some hotels, to be sure. I think it would be pretty hard to end up in one of those accidentally.
Bummer that he's planning to leave--would that result in fewer visits to Sonoma and Napa? Does that fruit orchard company have another location he desires, or is it time to give up the farming life?
I've heard a lot of people are thinking about how easily they could work remotely from somewhere else. That's understandable. What the Bay Area does well is bring together education, economy, and environment. Because it does those things well, it's exorbitantly expensive. To put that in real dollar terms, a family of four is eligible for low income housing in our county if they make below $139,200. A family of four is eligible for very low income housing if they make below $89K.
If you can work remotely, particularly if you find other things in your environment that you love, the combination of economy and other benefits that the Bay Area offers probably isn't worth it. Again, I'm not particularly worried about my property value, but it's a rational discussion.
