How Salesforce helped transform San Francisco into the capital of tech

The decision to base Salesforce in San Francisco came down in large part to the region’s crappy commutes.

When Parker Harris struck an agreement in 1999 with Marc Benioff to form what would eventually become The City’s biggest private employer, he insisted on one thing — that their new company set up shop in San Francisco.

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