Hyper-local regulation has proven to be a disaster.[0] It’s not just about providing housing, but about having houses near jobs and having diverse communities.

Hyper-local regulation has proven to be a disaster.[0] It’s not just about providing housing, but about having houses near jobs and having diverse communities. State-wide is a bit problematic for a state as large as California.[1] The problem is there is no intermediate level of regulation between the county and the state. Federal regulation of housing has been terrible.[2] Even before you consider Ben Carson as Secretary of HUD. It’s impossible for a small group of people working in a swamp to create all the necessary regulations ranging from Appalachian cabins to high rises on landfill in an earthquake zone.[3] There is an ideal size for each form of government and regulation. I think for housing, the ideal size is probably slightly bigger than the well-connected metro area. So, the entire San Francisco Bay Area should be one unit, but not all of California; and the Northeast Megalopolis from Virginia to Massachusetts, but not the entirety of those states, should be one unit.[4] [0]http://www.citylab.com/housing/2016/01/how-zoning-restrictions-make-segregation-worse/422352/ http://www.citylab.com/housing/2016/01/how-zoning-restrictio... [1]http://www.spur.org/news/2016-06-02/governor-brown-s-solution-affordability-crisis-allow-new-housing-right http://www.spur.org/news/2016-06-02/governor-brown-s-solutio... [2]https://www.recivilization.net/TheCatastrophe/331thedepartmentofurbandecay.php https://www.recivilization.net/TheCatastrophe/331thedepartme... [3]http://www.newser.com/story/234803/leaning-tower-of-sf-is-sinking-faster-than-thought.html http://www.newser.com/story/234803/leaning-tower-of-sf-is-si... [4]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_megalopolis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_megalopolis