Journal Article
Suburbanization of poverty in the Bay Area
Soursourian, Matthew (2012-01)
Despite its persistent association with the "inner city," poverty has shifted toward the suburbs in the San Francisco Bay Area over the past decade. Using data from the 2000 census and the 2005-2009 ACS 5-year estimates, this research brief examines the changing geography of poverty in the Bay Area and its implications for the community development field.
Community Development Research Brief , Issue January , Pages 1-17

Journal Article
San Francisco’s new model for mixed-income housing: HOPE SF
Cytron, Naomi (2009-07)
Community Investments , Volume 21 , Issue Sum

Journal Article
Earthquake aftermath
Sherwood-Call, Carolyn (1990)
FRBSF Economic Letter

Working Paper
Financial education in San Francisco: a study of local practioners, service gaps and promising practices
Choi, Laura (2009)
The landscape of financial education services in San Francisco is broad, with multiple organizations offering services for diverse populations. However, until recently, there has been little effort to coordinate the many resources and organizations committed to promoting financial education. The recently formed San Francisco Financial Education Network is a collaborative group of nonprofit service providers, philanthropic funders, and local public sector representatives dedicated to improving the provision of financial education services in the city. Network participants agreed there is ...
Community Development Working Paper , Paper 2009-08

Journal Article
Hot and cold real estate markets in the San Francisco Bay Area
Krainer, John (1999)
FRBSF Economic Letter

Conference Paper
Determinants of residential housing prices in the Bay Area 1970-1988: effects of fundamental economic factors or speculative bubbles?
Meese, Richard; Wallace, Nancy (1990-11)
Proceedings , Issue Nov

Journal Article
Local payroll taxes and local employment
Sherwood-Call, Carolyn (1985)
FRBSF Economic Letter

Journal Article
Prices of single-family homes since 1970: new indexes for four cities
Shiller, Robert J.; Case, Karl E. (1987-09)
New England Economic Review , Issue Sep , Pages 45-56

Journal Article
House price differentials and dynamics: evidence from the Los Angeles and San Francisco metropolitan areas
Wascher, William L.; Mattey, Joe P.; Gabriel, Stuart A. (1999)
This paper applies insights from economic theory to explain recent housing price patterns in California's two largest metropolitan areas. We pay particular attention to the role of migration between metropolitan areas in explaining overall housing price dynamics for a given metropolitan area, and we show how household mobility within a metropolitan area tends to attenuate price pressures in the most supply-constrained places. In reviewing various models' ability to explain California's house price patterns, we also provide some historical perspective on California's urban structure, ...
Economic Review

Journal Article
Living wage ordinances
Valletta, Robert G. (1999)
FRBSF Economic Letter