More than 70 biotech companies have spun off from laboratory work at the University of California, San Francisco, but not a single industry firm calls San Francisco home. Why? Because the city’s taxes and official attitude are menacing. Last year, the SF Board of Supervisors actually considered officially commending the city’s mass of protestors at bio industry conference hosted by The City last summer. For more on SF’s luddite moves, see this piece by Vince Vasquez.
San Francisco’s Board of Luddites