Is San Francisco in a “doom loop” or a “boom loop”?
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🗓️ 1 July 2024
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Cities across the country are still trying to recover after the COVID-19 pandemic changed how and where many of us work, leaving big holes in downtown office districts. San Francisco, once teeming with tech workers, is no exception. But few cities have suffered the sustained reputational damage that San Francisco has. Marketplace’s Lily Jamali recently visited the city to meet with Heather Knight, The New York Times’ San Francisco bureau chief. Knight, who has been covering the city for more than two decades, offered her take on San Francisco’s image problem, economic situation and tech culture.
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| 0:38.0 | From American public media this is marketplace tech. I'm Lily Dramale. Several cities across the country are still trying to recover after the COVID-19 |
| 0:56.6 | pandemic permanently changed how and where many of us work. San Francisco, once teeming with tech workers, is no exception. |
| 1:06.4 | But few cities have suffered the sustained reputational damage that San Francisco has. |
| 1:11.7 | Last year, someone had this bright idea. |
| 1:15.0 | So you've heard of the stories of crime, drug use, and homelessness in San Francisco, |
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| 1:26.0 | Well our team recently visited San Francisco. |
| 1:29.0 | We stopped at Crane Cove Park, a new development filled with families hanging out at the beach the |
| 1:34.3 | date we visited. |
| 1:35.8 | That's where I met New York Times San Francisco Bureau Chief Heather Knight, who's been covering |
| 1:39.7 | the city for more than two decades, to get her take. |
| 1:43.0 | I think some of it is over the top and unfair, lack some nuance. |
| 1:47.0 | We do have really big problems, homelessness, a drug crisis, lack of housing, |
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