From left to right: Ted Egan and Joel Rosenblatt

On April 29 at Chat Room: Money, Gazetteer SF reporter Joel Rosenblatt will interview Ted Egan, San Francisco’s chief economist for 19 years.

How is the AI boom shaping San Francisco’s economy? How can Downtown’s still-fragile recovery be sustained? How can we make the city a livable, viable place for artists, musicians, teachers, and workers feeling squeezed by the city’s high costs?

We’ll tackle these weighty economic issues facing SF.

From his office in City Hall, Egan analyzes a wide range of financial forces, including minimum wage, housing, land use, taxes, and short-term rentals to track San Francisco’s economy. Also a lecturer at UC Berkeley, Egan is skilled at making sense of how those forces shape the city and its future.

Join us at Chat Room for a discussion about San Francisco’s sources of wealth… and scarcity