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I can ask my friend again who worked on public housing projects ten years ago. But one thing I remember her saying is California is really leery of shoddy const

I can ask my friend again who worked on public housing projects ten years ago. But one thing I remember her saying is California is really leery of shoddy construction and the resulting blight. And blighted low income housing is a big big political problem. So low income housing has to be built to take a lot of abuse. Which of course $$$.

masonic 6y ago
Shoddy construction is more rampant than ever. The Silvery Towers development[0] in downtown San Jose was busted for importing a bunch of undocumented construction workers and keeping them locked up in Hayward after hours. It didn't get any real law enforcement attention until one was killed. Hang out at any Home Depot or Lowe's weekday mornings, and you'll see contractor after contractor picking up day laborers with no protection, no Workers Comp, no insurance, no nothing. And after that Berkeley balcony collapsed from shoddy construction and killed a bunch of Irish kids, not one worker who did the job could be interviewed or identified. I wouldn't buy a home built in the last 25 years in CA unless I personally knew the contractor. [0] https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/08/16/silvery-towers-project-site-death-in-san-jose-triggers-state-probe/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/08/16/silvery-towers-projec...