Golden Gates
Fighting for Housing in America
Ranked #17 in Android, Ranked #65 in Urban Planning
A stunning, deeply reported investigation into the housing crisis
Spacious and affordable homes used to be the hallmark of American prosperity. Today, however, punishing rents and the increasingly prohibitive cost of ownership have turned housing into the foremost symbol of inequality and an economy gone wrong. Nowhere is this more visible than in the San Francisco Bay Area, where fleets of private buses ferry software engineers past the tarp-and-plywood shanties where the homeless make their homes. The adage that California is a glimpse of the nation's future... more
Spacious and affordable homes used to be the hallmark of American prosperity. Today, however, punishing rents and the increasingly prohibitive cost of ownership have turned housing into the foremost symbol of inequality and an economy gone wrong. Nowhere is this more visible than in the San Francisco Bay Area, where fleets of private buses ferry software engineers past the tarp-and-plywood shanties where the homeless make their homes. The adage that California is a glimpse of the nation's future... more
Reviews and Recommendations
We've comprehensively compiled reviews of Golden Gates from the world's leading experts.
Jessica Lessin I have major FOMO that I have not had the time to read @ConorDougherty's amazing book about America's housing crisis as told through the Bay Area. Check it out. I have never seen so much positive advanced press for a book. https://t.co/atOg69XxYt (Source)
Scott Wiener Congrats @ConorDougherty for writing an awesome book & getting the recognition you deserve! (Source)
Similar Books
If you like Golden Gates, check out these similar top-rated books:
