i believe that's because the bay area's housing costs are set by bay area labor costs, which are extremely high due to high housing costs, so even if San Jose i

i believe that's because the bay area's housing costs are set by bay area labor costs, which are extremely high due to high housing costs, so even if San Jose is building (which, per capita, it's doing just as badly as other california cities, fyi), it will still be screwed by the regional issue