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Who Created the Bay Area's Mess? One Urban Planner's Argument

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Oakland, and the Bay Area in general, is one of the areas hit hardest by California's housing shortage. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

What happens when the people most invested in trying to make the Bay Area a better place decide to LEAVE entirely? Gabriel Metcalf is the outgoing president of the Bay Area think tank SPUR, and he’s moving to take a similar job in Sydney, Australia. Metcalf says the Bay Area is one of the world’s centers of wealth creation, but has struggled to meet some of the most basic needs. For instance, housing.

Guest: Gabriel Metcalf, outgoing CEO and president of SPUR

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