Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction. “Agency Run Amok” 1
4. Chapter 1. A Bridge to Prosperity 11
5. Chapter 2. A District Divided 46
6. Chapter 3. The District and Its Enemies 73
7. Chapter 4. The Defeat of the Golden Gate Authority 100
8. Chapter 5. Rapid Transit Versus the Golden Gate Bridge 125
9. Chapter 6. James Adam, Boss of the Golden Gate Bridge 149
10. Chapter 7. Regionalism,Transportation, and Perpetual Tolls 171
11. Conclusion. Subsidies, Suicides, and Sensitivity 203
12. Notes 215
13. Index 277
14. Acknowledgments 293