| Click here to view this email in your browser. The Reader is your weekly round up of stories and insights you need to know, curated by Fortune editor-in-chief Clifton Leaf. PHOTOGRAPH BY WINNI WINTERMEYER TECH Can San Francisco be saved? San Francisco’s crises are getting worse, with no end in sight and little indication its leaders plan to work together to solve them. Even as the local economy soars on the strength of the tech industry that dominates the Bay Area, homelessness has surged and housing is scarce and expensive. The city has become a punch line—and a punching bag for critics. BY ADAM LASHINSKY February 17, 2020 VIDEO Inside Sidewalk Labs’ city of the future Sidewalk Labs is designing a smart city on Toronto's waterfront while facing challenges around climate, mobility, affordability—and buy-in from critics concerned about a corporation shaping the way people live. February 14, 2020 VENTURE CAPITAL A ‘for women, by women’ startup speaks up about its Trump ties Lola, a policy-minded, women-founded seller of organic tampons, has raised $35 million from investors—including RSE Ventures, the firm co-founded by Stephen Ross, real estate developer and donor to President Donald Trump. BY MARIA ASPAN February 20, 2020 LEADERSHIP The co-CEO experiment There’s nothing ambiguous about the position of “chief executive officer.” Whoever holds the title sits at the tip-top of the org chart; it’s right there in the capital C. But what happens when that designation—and the power it implies—is shared? Does the co-CEO model actually work? BY CLAIRE ZILLMAN February 17, 2020 LIFESTYLE The drinks America’s best bartenders make for themselves Bartending is hard work. Sure, it looks glamorous and entertaining, but it also requires both the physical stamina of a stonemason and the mental bandwidth of a therapist. So after a long night, bartenders often make their last pour for themselves. BY ADAM ERACE
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