# Moscone Center on The No Agenda Show

Moscone Center comes up in 5 chapters across 5 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from May 2008 to May 2023.

- **Chapters:** 5
- **Episodes:** 5
- **Discussed:** May 2008 – May 2023
- **Related topics:** [San Francisco](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/san-francisco.md), [Crime](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/crime.md), [Defense Production Act](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/defense-production-act.md), [Epidemic](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/epidemic.md), [Game Developers Conference](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/game-developers-conference.md), [General Motors](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/general-motors.md), [Green Economy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/green-economy.md), [National Guard](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/national-guard.md), [Norovirus](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/norovirus.md), [Obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/obama.md)

## Chapters 1–5 of 5

### APEC Summit Security and National Guard Deployment

- **Episode:** [1559: COBALT](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1559-cobalt.md)
- **Published:** 2023-05-28
- **Time:** 13:33–16:27
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1559-cobalt/chapter/apec-summit-security-and-national-guard-deployment.md

A report from a law enforcement source suggests that the deployment of the National Guard and Highway Patrol to San Francisco is primarily intended to secure the city for the upcoming APEC CEO Summit in November. The Moscone Center will host world leaders, necessitating a "cleanup" of the streets that the understaffed SFPD cannot manage alone. The segment also touches on theories regarding Chinese involvement in the fentanyl trade as historical retaliation.

Keywords: apec summit, [national guard](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/national-guard.md), california highway patrol, [moscone center](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/moscone-center.md), sfpd

### General Motors Ventilator Pricing, Prison Mattresses for Homeless

- **Episode:** [1230: Avocado Cartel](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1230-avocado-cartel.md)
- **Published:** 2020-04-05
- **Time:** 18:02–21:20
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1230-avocado-cartel/chapter/general-motors-ventilator-pricing-prison-mattresses-for-homeless.md

General Motors faced criticism under the Defense Production Act for allegedly delaying ventilator production to negotiate higher prices through its subsidiary, Denso. In San Francisco, the Moscone Center is being outfitted with heavy-duty mattresses from Bob Barker, a leading supplier for the incarceration industry. The use of prison-grade bedding for homeless housing initiatives raises questions about the cost and nature of the emergency response.

Keywords: [general motors](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/general-motors.md), denso, [defense production act](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/defense-production-act.md), bob barker, [moscone center](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/moscone-center.md), mattresses

### San Francisco Moscone Center, Game Developers Conference Safety

- **Episode:** [1023: Warm Hand-Off](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1023-warm-hand-off.md)
- **Published:** 2018-04-08
- **Time:** 9:10–12:24
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1023-warm-hand-off/chapter/san-francisco-moscone-center-game-developers-conference-safety.md

Attendees of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco reported being "shell-shocked" by the city's street conditions. Reports included accounts of muggings, open drug use on BART trains, racial abuse, and credit card skimming. Many international professionals expressed a desire to move the convention out of San Francisco due to safety concerns.

Keywords: [san francisco](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/san-francisco.md), [moscone center](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/moscone-center.md), [game developers conference](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/game-developers-conference.md), gdc, [crime](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/crime.md), [sf gate](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sf-gate.md)

### Solyndra IPO Failure and InterSolar Trade Show

- **Episode:** [217: The Digital Drug Menace](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/217-the-digital-drug-menace.md)
- **Published:** 2010-07-15
- **Time:** 37:05–43:20
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/217-the-digital-drug-menace/chapter/solyndra-ipo-failure-and-intersolar-trade-show.md

Solyndra Inc. canceled its planned IPO after auditors from Price Waterhouse questioned the company's viability, noting that production costs per watt far exceeded market selling prices. This failure is a significant embarrassment for the Obama administration, which provided over $500 million in federal loans to the company. Observations from the InterSolar trade show at the Moscone Center suggest the solar industry is currently populated by opportunistic sales figures reminiscent of the 1980s computer boom.

Keywords: [solyndra](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/solyndra.md), [obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/obama.md), [solar energy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/solar-energy.md), [moscone center](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/moscone-center.md), [green economy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/green-economy.md)

### Norovirus Outbreak at JavaOne Conference

- **Episode:** [30: Authoritarianism](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/30-authoritarianism.md)
- **Published:** 2008-05-10
- **Time:** 18:56–20:38
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/30-authoritarianism/chapter/norovirus-outbreak-at-javaone-conference.md

Approximately 35 attendees at the JavaOne developer conference in San Francisco's Moscone Center contracted norovirus. The spread is attributed to the high volume of people sharing surfaces and handling mobile devices like iPhones in a crowded environment.

Keywords: [norovirus](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/norovirus.md), javaone, [san francisco](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/san-francisco.md), [moscone center](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/moscone-center.md), [epidemic](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/epidemic.md), [programmers](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/programmers.md)

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