You're right, housing is a problem. That is yet another lobby. If you look, Palo Alto might have a land shortage, but it does not have a volume shortage. Thi

You're right, housing is a problem. That is yet another lobby. If you look, Palo Alto might have a land shortage, but it does not have a volume shortage. Think of all the space in the air and underground that is not being used because of ridiculous agricultural zoning. Also, it's true that unions help make sure that their members are treated more humanely. But it gets troublesome when they capture budgeting, like the previous poster said. Definitely an argument with many dimensions and, within those, sides to it. But one thing's for sure: if the Cali government is going bankrupt, it has to either raise taxes or fire people.