Richard Walker

Richard Walker, a Professor emeritus at UC Berkeley and author of "Pictures of a Gone City," explores the dark side of prosperity in the San Francisco Bay Area. He discusses how California's economic booms, from the gold rush to the tech boom, often come with significant social costs. Walker highlights the housing crisis as a 'bottleneck effect' and critiques the simplistic 'just build more' solution. He argues for taxing the wealthy to promote equality while examining how tech innovation may shift away from the Bay Area.