Bay Area segregation is worsening. Housing policy is partially to blame, UC study finds FacebookTwitterEmail 2 1of2The Salesforce Tower and the San Francisco skyline behind the Golden Gate Bridge at dusk on Sunday, July 14, 2019.Scott Strazzante/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Stephen Menedian (top left) leads a June 22, 2021, discussion on a segregation report he co-authored for UC Berkeley’s Othering & Belonging Institute. The report shows segregation has increased in major metro areas in the U.S., including in the Bay Area.ScreenshotShow MoreShow Less Despite its reputation as one of the most progressive regions in the country, the Bay Area grew more segregated over the last three decades, according to a new UC Berkeley study.