This has been a pretty revealing episode for how the media - yes, even the "liberal" ones - carries water for Wall St. and capital.
Both the NY Times and the LA Times ran pieces with the following headlines in the immediate wake of the stabbing:
Stabbing of Cash App Creator Raises Alarm, and Claims of ‘Lawless’ San Francisco
Cash App founder killed in San Francisco stabbing, reigniting concerns over violent crime
San Francisco is not IN THE TOP 25 cities when it comes to violent crime. Given the headlines though, one wonders how they reached this conclusion that SF is consumed with violence and that fear is reflected in their citizens?
The LA Times quoted 2 tech executives - Elon Musk and MobilCoin CEO Joshua Goldbard. That was it. That was their basis to support the headline above.
The NY Times quotes 3 people to support their "claims of 'lawless San Francisco." They are: Elon Musk, Matt Ocko (tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist in Palo Alto, Calif). and Roy Bahat (head of the venture firm Bloomberg Beta)
Is that good journalism? To amplify obvious political talking points from billionaires as representative of a city?
TechBros, heal thyselves