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> I'm not aware of any poor Californians dying of thirst due to cost. Lockary v. Kayfetz is a good place you can start: https://lawcat.berkeley.edu/record/1121
by Lammy 5y ago
> I'm not aware of any poor Californians dying of thirst due to cost.
Lockary v. Kayfetz is a good place you can start: https://lawcat.berkeley.edu/record/1121751/files/fulltext.pdf https://lawcat.berkeley.edu/record/1121751/files/fulltext.pd...
"With new construction halted and Bolinas's desirability unabated—or enhanced—after the moratorium, housing became pricier. In 1979, to create more affordable housing, the District allowed property owners to build second units on their property. Today [2007], property owners waiting for a chance to develop outnumber property owners with [water] meters, and homes can easily fetch $1 million."
- baggy_trough 5y agoPeople in Bolinas are dying of thirst?
- Lammy 5y agoYou will find it difficult to quantify a dollar-value of the damage done to people who would like to live in a particular place but have been locked out due to artificial constraints on housing supply. That's why it's such an effective strategy.
- baggy_trough 5y agoYou appear to be responding to some comment other than my own.