The Bay Area Is on Lockdown. Tech Workers Are Cashing In.

Local governments across the San Francisco Bay Area have issued “shelter in place” orders to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus that has killed over 100 Americans and infected thousands more. As businesses are forced to close, wage workers are being laid off or else facing massive drops in income.One area hotel worker summed up her situation bluntly on Monday to the Mercury News: “We don’t have any income to pay our rent or bills.”Meanwhile, employees at tech