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Stabbing murder of tech exec Bob Lee & facts about crime in SF

A note rests atop flowers at a sidewalk memorial for tech executive Bob Lee outside the Portside apartment complex on April 6 in San Francisco.
Noah Berger/The San Francisco Standard
A note rests atop flowers at a sidewalk memorial for tech executive Bob Lee outside the Portside apartment complex on April 6 in San Francisco.

On this edition of Your Call, we discuss the murder of tech executive Bob Lee earlier this month in San Francisco.

The murder sparked widespread reports claiming a homeless person was responsible, but officials later said Lee was stabbed by a tech consultant he was with on the night of his murder. High profile people claimed Lee's killing is further evidence that crime is out of control in San Francisco.

What does the data show? How can we have a fact based discussion about crime and the root causes of crime?

Guests:

Tim Redmond, journalist and founder of 48hills

Joe Eskenazi, managing editor and columnist for Mission Local

Web Resources:

48hills: The Bob Lee murder and the media problem

Mission Local: Arrest made in SF killing of Bob Lee — tech exec’s alleged killer also worked in tech

The New Yorker: Bob Lee’s Murder and San Francisco’s So-Called Crime Epidemic

Fortune: San Francisco DA slams Elon Musk’s ‘reckless and irresponsible’ tweet after tech worker arrested for Cash App founder Bob Lee’s murder

The Guardian: Bob Lee knew his killer. But that won’t ease the pressure on San Francisco

The Washington Post: Who is the tech consultant accused of killing Cash App founder Bob Lee?

Bee Soll is a producer with Your Call at KALW, and a producer, writer, and editor at KCBS Radio in San Francisco. She is a former reporter for Crosscurrents and contributor at KPFA Radio.