Recode Decode: Conor Dougherty

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Business

4.3 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

New York Times reporter Conor Dougherty talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher about his new book, Golden Gates: Fighting For Housing in America. He talks about why San Francisco’s housing crisis is the “worst version of something every city has,” the resentment created by tech companies’ buses for their workers, and how the city was painted “gentrification grey.” Dougherty also explains why knowledge workers and service workers have to be next to each other in cities; why making brand-new neighborhoods in old industrial areas doesn’t work; and the defeat of SB50, which would have allowed more housing near public transit in the SF Bay Area. Plus: Why construction needs to become less artisanal, and why President Trump is partly right to allege that California has regulated itself into peril. Featuring: Conor Dougherty (@ConorDougherty), author, Golden Gates: Fighting For Housing in America Host: Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), Recode co-founder and editor-at-large More to explore: On Reset, Arielle Duhaime-Ross explores why — and how — tech is changing everything. On Recode Media, Peter Kafka interviews business titans, journalists, comedians and podcasters about the collision of tech and media. On Pivot, Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway talk about the big tech news stories of the week, who's winning, who's failing, and what comes next. And on Land of the Giants, Jason Del Rey chronicled the rise of Amazon. Season 2 will focus on Netflix and is coming soon! About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode and @voxdotcom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:04.0	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, Editor at large of Recode. You may know me as someone who finally saved up enough money to buy a new house in San Francisco.
1:10.0	It's a three square foot house made of Legos, but in my spare time I'm just a reporter and you're listening to Recode Decode,
1:16.0	a podcast about power change and the people you need to know around tech and beyond.
1:20.0	We're part of the Vox Media Podcast Network today in the red chair as Connor Dorety, an economics and housing reporter for the New York Times.
1:27.0	He's the author of a new book about economic inequality called Golden Gates, fighting for housing in America.
1:33.0	It explains the causes and effects of the housing crisis in San Francisco and asked if this city is really the model for the future of the country.
1:40.0	Connor, welcome to Recode Decode.
1:42.0	Thank you so much for having me.
1:43.0	We know each other.
1:44.0	You've been covering a topic that's near and dear to my heart, but something I'm super interested in.
1:44.0	There's lots of ways we're going to go here.
1:49.0	But let's start first about how you decided to do this.
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