Bob Lee’s Murder Fuels Tech Exec Concerns San Francisco is Deteriorating
Technology,Big Tech,Business,Crime,Violence In America,San Francisco,Silicon Valley
In the wake of the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco on April 4, local residents and leaders of the tech industry took to social media to express their shock and concern over public safety in the city widely regarded as a global hub for tech startups. Entrepreneurs based in San Francisco, including Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, have advocated for years to make the city safer, but the booming tech industry they have created is also part of the problem in the first place.
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