Interestingly enough, it seems that information living across so many different tools has become enough of a problem that startups are trying to tackle that issue.
[Bilal Mahmood](https://www.bilalforassembly.com/) (ClearBrain founder, YC alum and former Amplitude Head of Product) recently ran for state assembly. Some tech people are getting involved in politics, but most do not.
Sadly, most tech folks don't vote or have zero interest in local politics.
It's funny seeing that people's attitudes haven't changed in 100 years. Today in San Francisco you still see a small minority of NIMBYs protesting every little change. But the difference is, now they actually have the power to completely block projects. What changed?
If I had to wager, I would say CEQA making it much harder to build, and much easier to block any construction.
Glean (https://www.glean.com/) for example is building a "Google for work"