California, especially Silicon Valley, wants to have its cake and eat it too. People want to "preserve the agricultural heritage" of this region, but not allow

California, especially Silicon Valley, wants to have its cake and eat it too. People want to "preserve the agricultural heritage" of this region, but not allow even the minimal amount of development needed to meet the basic needs of the people who embody that heritage -- because then they would have to give up the luxury of having (the illusion of) an untouched natural coastline nearby. Similarly, they want all the jobs that sustain unlimited business growth in the valley, but without the burden of having to build sufficient housing (too dense) and infrastructure (NIMBY, higher taxes) to support those workers. It just isn't sustainable.