Oakland

The Dark Side of Prosperity in the Bay Area

Name: The Dark Side of Prosperity in the Bay Area
Start: 2018-04-04T19:30:00
End: 2018-04-04T19:30:00
Location: SPUR Oakland

Lunchtime Forum

12:30 p.m. | Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Photo by flickr user Ken Walton

The tech-led Bay Area boom has produced copious jobs and sparked innovative ideas that change lives. However, this prosperity has a dark side. A new book by noted writer and academic Richard Walker refers to the Bay Area as the “jewel in the crown of capitalism” and shines a spotlight on the impacts caused by our success, including the greatest housing cost explosion in the country and the growing inequality of wealth. Join the author for a discussion about how the current boom is changing our region.

+ Richard Walker / author

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