"Elon Musk recycled his old SF is a [fill in the blank] zombie apocalypse' string of insults in support of Salesforce CEO Marc Beniof's statement on Friday that the National Guard should clean up the crime in San Francisco. Musk jumped into the conversation surrounding Beniof's statement on X Saturday along with a slew of others locally and nationally. The timing is notable given the recent news that Musk's startup Neuralink just signed a lease on an 144,209-square-foot building in South San Francisco, per SFist."
"Similarly, back in 2023, Musk referred to downtown San Francisco as a derelict zombie apocalypse when Dave Chappelle claimed wokeness was the cause of all of SF's problems, per the Chronicle. 'The disaster that is downtown SF, once beautiful and thriving, now a derelict zombie apocalypse, is due to the woke mind virus, Musk wrote on X at the time. Dave Chappelle skewers San Francisco's downfall, blames woke leadership: what the f*** happened to this place?' https://t.co/RGLw6981jw Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) May 15, 2023"
"Various local figures responded to Beniof's statement over the weekend, including San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, who emphatically said, "We don't need your help here, while pointing out steadily decreasing crime rates. Mayor Daniel Lurie backed up these assertions. "Crime is down 30 percent citywide. SFPD, our sheriff's department, is doing an incredible job. We're going to keep people safe during Salesforce and Dreamforce this week. And we're going to keep people safe 365 days a year," Lurie said, per KPIX."
Elon Musk publicly echoed a string of insults and supported Salesforce CEO Marc Beniof's statement that the National Guard should address crime in San Francisco. Musk engaged on X amid broader local and national reactions. The timing coincided with Neuralink signing a lease for a large South San Francisco facility. Musk previously described downtown San Francisco as a derelict "zombie apocalypse" in 2023 after Dave Chappelle blamed wokeness for the city's problems. Local officials pushed back, with District Attorney Brooke Jenkins saying outside help was unnecessary and Mayor Daniel Lurie citing a 30 percent citywide crime decrease and promising safety during major events.
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