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Fortune
Chris Morris

Federal workers in San Francisco told to work remotely ‘for the foreseeable future’ because local crime is so bad

Nancy Pelosi (Credit: Jemal Countess—Getty Images for TIME)

While many Silicon Valley companies are playing hardball when it comes to getting workers back to the office, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is telling workers in San Francisco to stay home indefinitely.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports the stay-at-home recommendation was issued on Aug. 4, as a result of safety concerns for workers at the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building downtown. The area has become one that’s frequented by drug dealers and users on a regular basis.

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