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Housing is the real problem. I still live in the neighborhood where I grew up in Southern California. Back when I was a kid, we used to have street gangs, but t
by labster 5y ago
Housing is the real problem. I still live in the neighborhood where I grew up in Southern California. Back when I was a kid, we used to have street gangs, but they’ve all been gentrified out. They’re putting up a new housing complex in my neighborhood, and I learned that I qualify for the affordable housing units on a senior developer salary, because it’s below the median income.
- zwieback 5y agoWow, so much good info in two lines of comment, love it. What you don't mention is whether you inherited or at least live in your family home. A lot of my in-laws have lived in Palo Alto way before the boom times but are considering leaving when they retire, at that point the upsides of staying are suddenly a lot less.
- jseliger 5y agoThey’re putting up a new housing complex in my neighborhood At least the neighborhood is allowing some amount of new housing supply, however minor, as that additional supply is vital for affordability: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/04/theres-no-such-thing-luxury-housing/618548/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/04/theres-no-...