> From: Heather Howard <http://www.gmail.com/~hhoward40> > Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 12:27:58 -0700 > > Mountain Viewâ??s unusual rule for Facebook: No free food > > https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Mountain-View-s-unusual-rule-for-Facebook-No-13096100.php?utm_campaign=email-premium&utm_source=CMS%20Sharing%20Button&utm_medium=social > > When Facebook moves into its new offices in Mountain View this fall, a > signature Silicon Valley perk will be missing â?? there wonâ??t be a corporate > cafeteria with free food for about 2,000 employees. In an unusual move, the > city barred companies from fully subsidizing meals inside the offices, which > are part of the Village at San Antonio Center project, in an effort to promote > nearby retailers. The project-specific requirement passed in 2014, attracting > little notice because the offices were years away from opening. > > This message was sent via SFChronicle.com This is all over LinkedIn, of course. There was even a Forum program about it: https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101866555/san-francisco-supervisors-want-to-take-away-techs-free-lunch