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In terms of economic capital, SF very much is California.
by JMTQp8lwXL 6y ago
In terms of economic capital, SF very much is California.
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- tomjakubowski 6y agoSan Francisco has a very valuable and expensive tech labor pool. By GDP, however, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim very much is the dominant economy in California, not the Bay Area. Certainly a city as small as SF proper couldn't qualify for "is California" status in anything. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._metropolitan_areas_by_GDP https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._metropolitan_ar...
- JMTQp8lwXL 6y agoFrom your link, it's clear Los Angeles' GDP is growing slower (up 32% from 2012-18); SFBA is up 50% over the same period. With another decade, if growth rates maintain their trajectories, SF is eating LA's lunch: with each passing year, LA becomes less dominant.