SF is not a particularly large city relative to other major cities. It's not even the biggest city in the Bay Area (San Jose). Geographically, it's very small,

SF is not a particularly large city relative to other major cities. It's not even the biggest city in the Bay Area (San Jose). Geographically, it's very small, just 7x7, and the amount of space where one can rent office space (especially a significant amount for a growing company) is a small fraction of that. I'd be really surprised if you told me you live in SF. Getting screamed at as you're walking through the Financial District during working hours on a weekday is commonplace. Feces is commonplace. Maybe you've heard of the Tenderloin and how bad it is? That's almost adjacent to the FiDi. Add to the fact that these things, plus the move towards WFH coupled with insane housing costs, are driving large numbers of workers out of SF, and why wouldn't a company move out? They'd probably put up with the crime if they still had to be there in order to attract top-tier talent, but once the talent leaves, there's no point in staying, enduring harrassment and the smell of urine and feces, and paying sky-high rents.