6/25/19 RE: We need to break down root causes of California's homeless crisis to find solutions
The Bee’s “influencers” say we need to increase the supply of housing to make it more affordable, maybe cut some red tape, and perhaps contemplate why people end up on the street, and provide them with therapy. No mention that government closed the asylums without funding halfway houses to replace them.
No mention of increasing taxes on the rentiers--finance loves real estate--to curtail the rise of home prices and the epidemic of land speculation in the region--things that raise costs for everyone.
No mention of removing the restrictions on boarding houses or multi-family in the midst of single-family homes, you know, as in McKinley Park, the most valuable real estate in the region. No mention that maintaining infrastructure in compact development is roughly half as expensive as maintaining it in sprawl.
My question: Does “influencers” mean “people with their heads in the sand”?
The Bee’s “influencers” say we need to increase the supply of housing to make it more affordable, maybe cut some red tape, and perhaps contemplate why people end up on the street, and provide them with therapy. No mention that government closed the asylums without funding halfway houses to replace them.
No mention of increasing taxes on the rentiers--finance loves real estate--to curtail the rise of home prices and the epidemic of land speculation in the region--things that raise costs for everyone.
No mention of removing the restrictions on boarding houses or multi-family in the midst of single-family homes, you know, as in McKinley Park, the most valuable real estate in the region. No mention that maintaining infrastructure in compact development is roughly half as expensive as maintaining it in sprawl.
My question: Does “influencers” mean “people with their heads in the sand”?
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