CEO Jeff Lawson says Twilio is committing $1M to homelessness programs after Prop C passed: ‘Let’s get it done’ (TWLO)

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• Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson announced that his company will commit $ 1 million to support homelessness programs.
• This comes after 60 percent voted “yes” to San Francisco’s homelessness measure “Prop C” on Tuesday, but this measure, which would bring the city $ 300 million in funding for homelessness programs, is likely to face legal disputes that could keep the funding on reserve for years.
• Twilio previously did not take a position on Prop C, but Lawson says Prop C should motivate San Francisco business leaders to take action on homelessness.

After San Franciscans voted “yes” on the hotly debated homelessness measure called “Prop C,” Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson announced that his company will commit $ 1 million to support homelessness programs.

Leading up to the election, the cloud communications company did not take a position on Proposition C. However, other tech giants in the city were especially vocal — notably Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff who advocated for Prop C, and Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, who spoke out against it.

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