
Episode 705 • • 2:11:13 - 2:16:04
705: Lying Weasels
San Francisco Tech Boom, Homelessness and Church Sprinklers
The high-tech boom in San Francisco, driven by companies like Twitter, has coincided with a visible increase in homelessness. St. Mary's Cathedral faced criticism for installing a sprinkler system to douse homeless individuals sleeping in its alcoves. The hosts discuss the failure of the city's $3 million outreach program and the perceived indifference of the "millennial" tech workforce toward the city's growing social crisis.
