San Francisco exodus as tech giants lean in to remote work in Covid-19 era

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Monday, 14 Sep 2020
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Brown (in red) and her husband Danny Benjamin having lunch with their sons Levi Benjamin-Brown, 5, and Luca Benjamin-Brown, 2, at their new home in El Cerrito, California. Brown’s family previously lived in San Francisco but recently moved to the East Bay in order to be closer to family because of Covid-19 and babysitting needs. — AFP

SAN FRANCISCO: Real estate agent Kilby Stenkamp sees moving vans on San Francisco streets where she used to see building cranes and tech company hipsters.

A work-from-home trend kicked into overdrive by the pandemic is disrupting a city long a mecca for tech talent.

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Brown (in red) and her husband Danny Benjamin having lunch with their sons Levi Benjamin-Brown, 5, and Luca Benjamin-Brown, 2, at their new home in El Cerrito, California. Brown’s family previously lived in San Francisco but recently moved to the East Bay in order to be closer to family because of Covid-19 and babysitting needs. — AFP

Brown rests for a second while playing with her two sons Levi and Luca Benjamin-Brown (not pictured) at their new home in El Cerrito, California. A work-from-home trend kicked into overdrive by the pandemic is disrupting a city long a Mecca for tech talent. Tech workers who flocked to San Francisco to be near Google, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and other internet firms are moving to parts of the US where life is slower and the cost of living cheaper. — AFP

Brown and the family dog Geronimo in the kitchen of their new home in El Cerrito, California. — AFP

Brown plays with her two sons, Luca Benjamin (2) and Levi Benjamin (5) at their new home in El Cerrito, California. — AFP

Brown (right) and her husband Danny Benjamin have lunch with their sons at their new home in El Cerrito, California. — AFP

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San Francisco exodus as tech giants lean in to remote work in Covid-19 era