> That’s because people want to live in low rise buildings. > The average person in California (and in the rest of the country) desires to live in a detached h

> That’s because people want to live in low rise buildings. > The average person in California (and in the rest of the country) desires to live in a detached home that they own. Then why is it necessary for LA and other localities to make it literally illegal to build denser housing? After all, if detached single family homes are what people want, then surely simple supply and demand will lead to that being what's predominantly built, right? (Spoiler: Single family homes aren't what everyone wants. Plenty of people want other types of housing. People pushing these zoning rules aren't doing it because _they_ want single family homes - they're doing it because they want control over what type of home is available to others.)