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Vexed in the City

This CNET special report examines the controversy gripping San Francisco as a massive influx of techies feeds an unprecedented economic boom -- and backlash.

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Vexed in the city: Tech's fraught transformation of San Francisco 2014

The city once known for the summer of love is now dealing with a different kind of emotion. An influx of thousands of techies is feeding an unprecedented economic boom -- and generating a whole lot of angst.

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Three turned out to be a charm for Amazon. A Seattle design review board has approved Amazon's plan to build what promises to be a stunning, five-story office building distinguished by three intersecting spheres. Amazon also will build a 38-story tower on the same block. </p><p> Amazon's original architectural plan was introduced last spring. In this third presentation to the city, Amazon's architects allowed more public interaction with the building. That did the trick, as the board gave its unanimous approval. You can see some of the slides reproduced <a href="http://seattletimes.com/ABPub/zoom/html/2022103385.html">here</a>; the full presentation is available <a href="http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/AppDocs/GroupMeetings/DRProposal3015022AgendaID4582.pdf">here.</a>

Forget Apple's spaceship HQ. Check out what Amazon's building in Seattle (pictures)

Yes, there is a tech bubble -- three of them, actually -- soon to go up in the middle of Seattle on Amazon's dime.

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