Totally agree, but it is sort of like buying mega sizes at CostCo vs regular sizes — the economy of scale is great in theory but only if you can afford it (eith

Totally agree, but it is sort of like buying mega sizes at CostCo vs regular sizes — the economy of scale is great in theory but only if you can afford it (either cost wise or afford the space) A good balance would be allowing multi family in many of these zones because what you say is very valid if you can stack up the housing. This is the sad thing about the Bay Area vs say NYC — the problem is a policy problem rather than some natural shortage.