Golden Gates : : Fighting for Housing in America

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"Cities are the engines of economic progress and the places that give birth to ideas that shape our lives. For generations, arriving in a major city was the first step toward the American Dream. But as housing costs skyrocket in job-rich cities across the nation, that door to opportunity is swinging shut. No place has felt this more acutely than the San Francisco Bay Area, where the mansions of tech billionaires stand streets away from encampments of cardboard. With riveting block-by-block reporting, New York Times reporter Conor Dougherty parses the history and economic forces that underlie the crisis from its epicenter. As rising rents and home prices have spread across the country, massive movements against single-family zoning and for tenants' rights have followed"-- Provided by publisher.

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The Housing Crisis is here submitted by flemingj on June 26, 2021, 9:17am Though this book is focused on San Francisco, you can see how our country is moving away from housing being something that everyone should have access to. As frustrating as the story is, it was great to hear abut many regular folks who are trying to make a difference.