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EPISODE · Jun 18, 2026 · 51 MIN

Jonathan Weber on what the tech boom cost San Francisco

from California Sun Podcast · host Jeff Schechtman

Jonathan Weber, a longtime San Francisco journalist, is the author of the new history "City on the Edge: Technology, Politics, and the Fight for the Soul of San Francisco." He explains how the internet took root in the city, how local politics transformed as tech grew from 2% of jobs to 35%, and how the artificial intelligence wave has finally made the industry indigenous to San Francisco. He worries the wealth is turning a misfit city into a money town.

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