

I hate the framing on columns like this. “I have data to support my hypothesis! Also, San Francisco fucked itself by going too liberal and is finally getting its act together.”
It’s not just urban populations that are bouncing back; our leading tech hubs have reclaimed their dominance as centers for innovative high-tech talent and industries. Despite predictions of its imminent decline — often gleefully amplified by critics highlighting its very real struggles with homelessness, drug abuse and crime — the San Francisco Bay Area continues to dominate the tech landscape. In 2024, startups in the region secured nearly $100 billion in venture capital funding, accounting for more than 45% of all U.S. venture investment. The Bay Area remains the epicenter of global innovation in fields like artificial intelligence, biotech and advanced computing.
This is not to say that the pandemic and misbegotten progressive policies didn’t leave deep scars on San Francisco. They did — both in perception and in reality. But the bigger point is that none of the problems proved insurmountable. The city has already begun to self-correct, electing a more business-oriented mayor, Daniel Lurie. And even before that political turn, the Bay Area showed a remarkable capacity to adapt and reinvent itself.
This is neoliberalist bullshit cloaked in analysis.
Like literally investing in $150 million in Apple in 1997 and porting Office to MacOS to get in front of a possible antitrust trial ahead of Jobs’ return?
I’m not an MS fanboi, but at least get your facts right if you’re going to make such a claim.