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LA and San Francisco vie for West Coast's tallest skyscraper
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Apr 1, 2013
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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.
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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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.

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.