Housing
Elon Musk Throws Spotlight on Homelessness With Twitter Office Idea
San Francisco’s tech billionaires have tried to address the crisis before, with limited effect.
Elon Musk’s series of tweets suggesting changes to Twitter Inc. included at least one question that attracted attention from a fellow billionaire: Should the company convert its San Francisco headquarters into a homeless shelter?
The idea was taken as a jab at both the city of San Francisco, which has grappled with a deepening homeless crisis, and at Twitter, whose employees have been told they can work remotely forever. Perhaps the building would be better used as homeless housing, Musk seemed to imply, “since no one shows up anyway.”