SFSU Geography Forum on “Street Fight: The Politics of Mobility in San Francisco”

From SFSU:

Jason Henderson is Associate Professor of Geography at SF State.  He’ll speak about his forthcoming book, Street Fight: The Politics of Mobility in San Francisco.

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