Housing Shortage Could be Causing Pet Displacement
San Francisco's housing crisis is forcing pet owners to give up their dogs and cats to animal shelters/ According to the SF SPCA, since March of last year more than 200 animals were left with them; m...
18 Helmi 201548s
Is the Bay Area's Boom Actually a Bubble?
N'Jeri Eaton of Oakland wants to know if this boom, is really a bubble, and if so, when will it burst? It may sound pessimistic, but for some in the Bay Area an economic downturn may be the only way t...
17 Helmi 20155min
What’s Up With S.F.'s Bad Architecture?
KQED listener Dave Taylor is not impressed by the new buildings gong up in San Francisco. He asks, "Why are they so ugly?" Reporters: Lisa Morehouse and Casey Miner
11 Helmi 20154min
Couples Counseling for Tech Co-Founders? It’s a Thing
Many Silicon Valley startups fail because of bad blood between their co-founders: people who often spend more time together than with their significant others. These days more startups are taking a pa...
10 Helmi 20154min
NAACP’s Amos Brown: Blacks Have Gained ‘Zero’ From Bay Area’s Boom
The Rev. Dr. Amos C. Brown, pastor at Third Baptist Church of San Francisco and president of the city's NAACP branch, talks about how black San Franciscans have been left out of the tech boom.
9 Helmi 20154min
‘Build It and They Will Come': International Developers Flocking to Silicon Valley
Tech companies in Silicon Valley are attracting developers from all over the world to build for them. These newcomers are backed by Wall Street and international banks. That means a lot of the money c...
9 Helmi 20155min
Enforcement Issues Remain as San Francisco’s Airbnb Law Takes Effect
As San Francisco begins formal regulation of the burgeoning short-term rental industry, questions remain over how the city can regulate the thousands of listings available on sites like Airbnb. Report...
9 Helmi 201558s
San Jose Mayor: Boom Creates 'Tale of Two Cities'
Mayor Sam Liccardo says that market forces are more powerful than City Hall when it comes to fixing income inequality.
9 Helmi 20154min
