Mr. Monopoly stands at Monopoly in the Park in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Top Trumps USA is announcing a new San Jose version of Monopoly, licensed by Hasbro, at the city’s Monopoly in the Park — the world’s largest board. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
With his top hat and tuxedo, Mr. Monopoly must have felt at home in tech wealthy Silicon Valley on Wednesday. Then again, where else but San Jose could the legendary board game’s mascot probably qualify for affordable housing?
That Silicon Valley allure — and San Jose’s standing as the nation’s 10th largest city —