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I think it's useful to look beyond the symptoms of the problem and instead to examine the source: the SF Bay Area's residential zoning is just terrible. It acti
by chaostheory 9y ago
I think it's useful to look beyond the symptoms of the problem and instead to examine the source: the SF Bay Area's residential zoning is just terrible. It actively works against high density residential housing. It's the main bottleneck for affordable housing.
- falcolas 9y agoI would think it better for Facebook to pay a living wage, and push to lower the cost of living so they can then pay less, instead of paying less and letting their employees hope that the situation will somehow solve itself.
- chaostheory 9y agoThat's the thing, raising salaries won't solve the issue. Why? Because it doesn't solve the issue of supply. Demand won't stagnate or go lower. Once salaries go up the only thing that changes is the price due to higher demand of limited housing units, leading to the same situation. The problem is with multiple city halls. They refuse to add more residential zones let alone high density residential zones. https://shift.newco.co/letter-of-resignation-from-the-palo-alto-planning-and-transportation-commission-f7b6facd94f5?gi=fa64f5ff8b72 https://shift.newco.co/letter-of-resignation-from-the-palo-a... Palo Alto is just one example. People need to raise the issue with elected officials, that they want more zoning for higher density residential.