Spencer Michels:

The fictional TV show "Silicon Valley" resorted to animation to visually depict the high tech region stretching from San Francisco to San Jose.

The real Silicon Valley, choked with traffic and lacking enough housing, doesn't need graphics to illustrate its problems, as it tries to keep its suburban character, while expanding and growing wealthier. A two bedroom apartment here now rents from $3,500 to $4,500 a month.

Google employs 20,000 workers in the town of Mountain View. It has plans to double or even triple its workforce, a move welcomed by some residents, but feared by others, like Jac Siegel, a retired engineer and former mayor.