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Battle of the Upstarts: Houston vs. San Francisco Bay
Top Dogs
The energy and tech capitals of the U.S., Houston and San Francisco have little in common, but in the coming decades they are likely to become America’s dominant cities.
Joel Kotkin
Published
Oct. 5 2014
6:45AM EDT
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