Topic: St Mary S Cathedral

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Lying Weasels
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.