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Louise Desmarchelier is 43% done

“Today, cities like Menlo Park and Palo Alto are collecting the business taxes of tech companies headquartered there, but they aren’t dealing with the impact of the workers on housing. […] The money to offset the housing crisis just isn’t available. […] It allows these companies to pretend they are ungovernable. […] The crisis isn’t being driven by decisions at City hall.” Ch27

— Apr 02, 2025 05:40PM

Silicon City: San Francisco in the Long Shadow of the Valley

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Louise’s Previous Updates

Louise Desmarchelier is 42% done

Lesson from Chapter 26: inequality in SF won’t be fixed until tech workers organize and leverage their labor to force tech companies to pay taxes and invest in the communities they’ve been displacing

— Apr 02, 2025 05:23PM

Louise Desmarchelier is 30% done

“The most radical thing you can do is stay put. Really get to know a place.”

— Mar 06, 2025 03:21PM