{"id":2017090,"date":"2023-08-30T16:56:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T20:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-may-lose-lucrative-tech-conference-because-of-drugs-and-homelessness-organizer-says\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T16:56:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T20:56:51","slug":"san-francisco-may-lose-lucrative-tech-conference-because-of-drugs-and-homelessness-organizer-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-may-lose-lucrative-tech-conference-because-of-drugs-and-homelessness-organizer-says\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco&#8217;s lucrative tech conference at risk due to drugs and homelessness, warns organizer."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsan-francisco-may-lose-lucrative-tech-conference-because-of-drugs-and-homelessness-organizer-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2017090&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<figure><figcaption>(Getty \u200dImages)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>San Francisco&#8217;s Homelessness and Drug Use Threaten Major Conference<\/h2>\n<p>San Francisco could lose a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-elitists-who-want-to-rule-the-world\/\" title=\"The Elitists Who Want To Rule The World\">massive conference<\/a> that brings\u200d in \u200dmillions of dollars because of the city&#8217;s homelessness and rampant drug use.<\/p>\n<p>Marc Benioff, cofounder and CEO of Salesforce, said his company\u2062 may be hosting its final &#8220;Dreamforce&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/12-groups-behind-protest-of-musks-twitter-takeover-have-ties-with-gates-foundation-soros\/\" title=\"12 Groups Behind Protest of Musk\u2019s Twitter Takeover Have Ties With Gates Foundation, Soros\">tech conference<\/a> in San Francisco this \u200cyear, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-warns-upcoming-dreamforce-may-be-last-in-san-francisco-9e8f6c64\">pointing<\/a> to attendees&#8217; fears about safety\u2064 in the \u2062city. Benioff said he projects the\u200d event, which will run from Sept. 12-14, will bring 40,000 people to the city and inject $57 \u2064million into the downtown economy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If this\u200d Dreamforce \u2064is impacted by the current situation with homelessness and drug use,\u200b it may be the\u2063 last Dreamforce,&#8221;\u200c Benioff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/sf\/article\/marc-benioff-dreamforce-could-leave-s-f-18337259.php\">told<\/a> the \u2063 <em>San Francisco \u2062Chronicle<\/em> on Tuesday. He has told the outlet in previous years that attendees have\u200c complained about the situation in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>Salesforce has given tens of millions of dollars to fight homelessness and crime, but the city continues to struggle with public safety, \u200ban\u200c issue\u200b that \u200bhas prompted dozens of\u2063 businesses to\u200c close \u2062or relocate.<\/p>\n<p>Homicides \u2064in San Francisco have <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/tens-of-thousands-flee-san-francisco-as-liberal-leaders-struggle-with-crime-and-homelessness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">increased<\/a> nearly 40 percent from 2020 \u200dto 2022, and \u2063deaths \u2064from fentanyl have <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/california\/california-dems-go-easy-on-fentanyl-dealers-as-overdose-deaths-spike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spiked<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Businesses Leaving San Francisco<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Old Navy \u200bannounced in May it will <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/old-navy-closes-flagship-store-in-san-francisco-amid-wave-of-retail-theft\/\">close<\/a> its flagship store.<\/li>\n<li>Whole Foods and Nordstrom have <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/california\/nordstrom-saks-become-latest-high-end-companies-to-flee-crime-ridden-san-francisco\/\">shuttered<\/a> businesses in the\u2062 city \u2062over \u200csafety concerns.<\/li>\n<li>The downtown area of the city has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12101001\/Crime-ridden-San-Francisco-lost-HALF-downtown-stores-COVID-hit-95-shuttering.html\">lost<\/a> half of its businesses\u200d since the start of the pandemic.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Office\u200c vacancies in San Francisco <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/san-francisco-office-vacancy-rate-soars-to-record-high\/\">hit<\/a> a \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-obamas-former-economic-adviser-recognizes-corporate-greed-isnt-to-blame-for-high-inflation\/\" title=\"Even Obama\u2019s Former Economic Adviser Recognizes \u2018Corporate Greed\u2019 Isn\u2019t To Blame For High Inflation\">record-high rate<\/a> in the second quarter this year. Among the companies trying\u2063 to ditch their office space in the struggling city that quarter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/sf\/article\/s-f-office-vacancy-record-empty-18171785.php?utm_source=marketing&#038;utm_medium=copy-url-link&#038;utm_campaign=article-share&#038;hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL3NmL2FydGljbGUvcy1mLW9mZmljZS12YWNhbmN5LXJlY29yZC1lbXB0eS0xODE3MTc4NS5waHA%3D&#038;time=MTY4NzkzOTE2MTcwOA%3D%3D&#038;rid=YjBhNzE5YWEtNTg1Ny00ZjFhLWFhOTAtZTVmM2Y3MGFjNTYy&#038;sharecount=MQ%3D%3D\">were<\/a> Uber and Airbnb.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco&#8217;s homelessness and drug crisis may cost the city a lucrative conference. Salesforce CEO, Marc Benioff, warned that the &#8220;Dreamforce&#8221; tech conference, which generates millions, might not return due to attendee concerns about safety. This year could mark the event&#8217;s final year in San Francisco. 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