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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (781398)4/23/2014 6:43:40 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (2) of 1578978
 
The imbalance is not with the # of housing units; the imbalance has to do with the shortage of land..........something that can't be increased easily.
I see plenty of land that can be developed along the peninsula. And even after land has run out, the next step is to go vertical.

The shortage of land isn't on the peninsula..........its in SF proper. Going vertical will not make things more affordable........in fact, it will make them more expensive.

Local politics, however, prevents either solution from happening. Environmentalism, NIMBYism, and just plain denial are all contributing to the problem.

They are trying to protect what makes SF special. There is long, historical precedence for that kind of protectionism in SF. Its why the city is so beautiful.

As for "R vs. D," look at the most overvalued real estate markets in this nation. Then see who is in charge of the local politics there.

lol Bingo! And why is that?
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