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Where do those people who serve you fancy food in restaurants and coffee shops on Pacific Avenue supposed to live?
by ZanyProgrammer 10y ago
Where do those people who serve you fancy food in restaurants and coffee shops on Pacific Avenue supposed to live?
- jmspring 10y agoSee an earlier comment -- regions should have an overall approach to affordable housing and transport. That said, specific to Santa Cruz? As an alumnus, I'm appalled at how much the university (and bureaucracy) has grown and that on campus housing hasn't kept up with enrollment figures. Hell, administration overhead has grown way more $$-wise than available bed space has. Santa Cruz has limited space to build, the UC system buying up property around town (taking it off the tax rolls), and not building more housing is a huge issue. If I decided to move, I could AirBnB my house for $200/night (like a neighbor) or charge $3300/mo for a 2/1. Things are messed up here. But, cities, counties, and state entities don't actually plan. And in this case, the city/county can't put restrictions on what a state institution does, yet, it can take parcels off the tax records and not build housing to keep up with enrollment.