Subj : Re: New to this
To   : Poindexter Fortran
From : Utopian Galt
Date : Fri Apr 18 2025 07:13 pm

BY: poindexter FORTRAN (21:4/122)

|11pF|09> |10I went poking around on Zillow in the San Francisco bay area, a region|07
|11pF|09> |10notorious for out-of-hand housing prices. A San Francisco studio I|07
|11pF|09> |10rented in 1991 for $600 is going for $2800. A 1-bedroom across the bay|07
|11pF|09> |10went from $575 to $2300.|07
|11pF|09> |07
|11pF|09> |10Salaries certainly didn't increase by the same proportion.   :(|07
|11pF|09> |07
|11pF|09> |10My son is graduating college and looking to strike out on his own.|07
|11pF|09> |10Against my advice, he's living in a wannabe apartment on campus. Since|07
|11pF|09> |10it's campus housing, he's going to have to move out and find a job. And|07
|11pF|09> |10try to get housing without a work history. He's going to have a couple|07
|11pF|09> |10of roommates, for sure.|07
The problem is we have so many regulations in California that make it harder for housing to be built. If we want less homeless people or people like teachers and police officers to afford to live in the places we work we need to work on a middle ground that does not shut out construction.



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