Part one. The golden economy: beneath the glitter. Tech city: beyond the myth of immaculate innovation
Boom town: winning and losing the economic lottery
Gold mountain: wealth, inequality, and the class divide
City at work: making and fighting for a living.
Part two. The new metropolis: urban transformation and the tech boom. The new urbanism: remaking the heart of the city
Bubble by the Bay: anatomy of a housing crisis
Metro monster: size, sprawl, and segregation.
Part three. Facing the future: dreams, nightmares, and political realities. Saving Greenland: environmentalism in the age of global warming
Tech world: utopias and dystopias of the IT revolution
The right fight: what future for the left coast?
