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Take Two

LA and San Francisco vie for West Coast's tallest skyscraper

The San Francisco Transbay development plan is a massive redevelopment plan for the Transbay Terminal area in San Francisco.
The San Francisco Transbay development plan is a massive redevelopment plan for the Transbay Terminal area in San Francisco.
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Transbay Transit Center Project
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Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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LA and San Francisco vie for West Coast's tallest skyscraper

Baseball isn't the only source of rivalry between LA and San Francisco. The two California cities are also competing to have the West Coast's tallest skyscraper. 

In San Francisco, the planned $4.2 billion Transbay Transit Center planned for South of Market is said to include what will be the West Coast's tallest building.  

For more on this we're joined by Edward Lifson, a cultural critic and senior lecturer at USC's School of Architecture.