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I don't understand something: you have a super "liberal" government at most levels in the Bay Area, no? Why haven't they relaxed zoning or funded public housing

• erikpukinskis 8y ago
  California is much more mixed than people think, it’s more like 55/45 liberal/conservative than the raging liberal monoculture other parts of the country portray it as. Also, what passes for “liberal” these days is basically George W. Bush’s politics. There’s not really a liberal political organization anymore.
• nerfhammer 8y ago
  distrust and ignorance of economics by some allied with cartel behavior of others, driving endless mental gymnastics
• QML 8y ago
  IMO, new housing isn't a partisan issue (since both sides dislike it). Liberals will say it only benefits wealthy developers. And Conservatives will lament the requirement of affordable units. In a sense, they're both right (?). As a current resident of Berkeley, I have only seen in the last few years the construction of new apartment buildings which are un-affordable to the majority of the student and local populations; I'm talking about ~4k in rent for a 2 bedroom apartment.