[mrtksn]

There's tons of unprotected corporate assets all over the world, only some are burned down.

I wonder if its a result of discontent with the social contract or just drunk or drugged folks.

[extragood]

It's notable that it's in Chinatown. I lived there a decade ago and currently work close by. There are few drug addicted homeless people who reside there. The news makes it sound pervasive for political reasons, but it's actually highly localized. I would bet on job displacement, personally.