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> Just a 15-minute walk away are the offices of Twitter and Uber, two companies that along with other nameplate technology giants have helped push the median pr

> Just a 15-minute walk away are the offices of Twitter and Uber, two companies that along with other nameplate technology giants have helped push the median price of a home in San Francisco well beyond a million dollars. The article didn't even mention Dreamforce, where no kidding there was a surplus of clean food, water, and even clothing/swag just a 10-15 minute walk abject poverty. The whole thing kind of made me think of the following quote > “The greatest crimes in modern history resulted not just from hatred and greed, but even more so from ignorance and indifference.” ― Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century I took a couple of extra socks and shirts from software vendors to give out, but man... Heroin is an ugly drug. There was alot of talk about hoping the new mayor would do something. Like set up safe injection sites, but this feels to me like a bandaid for the problem.

claydavisss 8y ago
What does Dreamforce have to do with it? The homeless problem in SF has nothing to do with access to food, water or clothes.
- jefflombardjr 8y ago
  The root cause of the problem yes, unrelated. But many homeless lack access to these basic necessities that were in such abundance/wasted just 10 minutes away. To juxtapose the two extremes was unsettling.
  - anothergoogler 8y ago
    Vagrants in the tenderloin aren't dying of starvation, thirst, or exposure. They could have Dreamforce on the street in the tenderloin every month and it would have no effect on the conditions there.
    - jefflombardjr 8y ago
      They might not be dying of starvation, but plenty of people in SFO certainly are hungry: https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/Nearly-1-in-4-San-Franciscans-struggle-with-hunger-11171678.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/Nearly-1-in-4-San-F... I was just trying to point out that many people do not have access to the quality of food/water that literally goes to waste at tech companies.
nradov 8y ago
Gov. Brown vetoed a bill that would have allowed for legal safe injection sites. https://sf.curbed.com/2018/8/22/17768842/sf-senate-safe-injection-ab-186 https://sf.curbed.com/2018/8/22/17768842/sf-senate-safe-inje...

claydavisss 8y ago

What does Dreamforce have to do with it? The homeless problem in SF has nothing to do with access to food, water or clothes.

jefflombardjr 8y ago
The root cause of the problem yes, unrelated. But many homeless lack access to these basic necessities that were in such abundance/wasted just 10 minutes away. To juxtapose the two extremes was unsettling.
- anothergoogler 8y ago
  Vagrants in the tenderloin aren't dying of starvation, thirst, or exposure. They could have Dreamforce on the street in the tenderloin every month and it would have no effect on the conditions there.
  - jefflombardjr 8y ago
    They might not be dying of starvation, but plenty of people in SFO certainly are hungry: https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/Nearly-1-in-4-San-Franciscans-struggle-with-hunger-11171678.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/Nearly-1-in-4-San-F... I was just trying to point out that many people do not have access to the quality of food/water that literally goes to waste at tech companies.

nradov 8y ago

Gov. Brown vetoed a bill that would have allowed for legal safe injection sites. https://sf.curbed.com/2018/8/22/17768842/sf-senate-safe-injection-ab-186 https://sf.curbed.com/2018/8/22/17768842/sf-senate-safe-inje...