Google’s giving bus rides to poor San Franciscans. Is this what the Google city-state looks like? [The Washington Post]

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"A city-state is set apart from its surroundings in that it exercises legal sovereignty over its own territory. City-states often have their own religion, armies and other distinguishing features of a nation-state. And while the Bay Area is too closely tied to the California economy — not to mention national laws and elected officials — to be considered a literal city-state anytime soon, the fact that Google is stepping in to provide a service that would ordinarily come from the local government is a remarkable move."

Google’s giving bus rides to poor San Franciscans. Is this what the Google city-state looks like?