We spend the hour on housing and homelessness. First, the economics: why housing doesn’t follow the same supply and demand dynamics as other products. Then, the crisis: the push in San Francisco to get a state of emergency declaration to deal with homelessness.
Guests:
- Richard Walker, professor of geography emeritus at UC Berkeley – his most recent book is The Atlas of California.
- David Campos, Supervisor representing San Francisco’s District 9, which includes the Mission District
- Sam Dodge, director of the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing, Opportunity, Partnerships & Engagement, or HOPE-SF
- Tim Redmond, editor of 48hills.org