California's Vanished Dream, by the Numbers

Post by RangerScience » Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 7:48 PM UTC

FpUser wrote: post #35

Here is some cherry on top. This treatment of people looks like it belongs to China: https://www.calhealthreport.org/2018/01/25/anti-homeless-law... >"Kimberly Sandoval holds a ticket in her hand in disbelief. Her infraction: being in possession of spare bicycle parts." >"She has also been ticketed for being in possession of a tent, a lawn chair and a Bluetooth speaker—all items newly banned at the Civic Center under…

Post by powerslacker » Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 7:50 PM UTC

jkubicek wrote: post #26

> San Francisco, meanwhile, suffers the highest property crime rate in the country. Businesses like Walgreens have shut down numerous Bay Area locations due to “rampant burglaries.” Hasn't the "we're shutting down this Walgreens because of rampant burglaries" been repeatedly debunked? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/is-shoplifting-forcing-wal...

Post by colpabar » Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 7:51 PM UTC

rajup wrote: post #34

jkubicek wrote: post #26

> San Francisco, meanwhile, suffers the highest property crime rate in the country. Businesses like Walgreens have shut down numerous Bay Area locations due to “rampant burglaries.” Hasn't the "we're shutting down this Walgreens because of rampant burglaries" been repeatedly debunked? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/is-shoplifting-forcing-wal...

Funny that you read that article as “debunking”. All I see is a bunch of opinions (mostly partisan) and guesses, with the company itself not releasing any details. What are you reading that I’m not?

Post by FpUser » Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 7:51 PM UTC

RangerScience wrote: post #41

FpUser wrote: post #35

Here is some cherry on top. This treatment of people looks like it belongs to China: https://www.calhealthreport.org/2018/01/25/anti-homeless-law... >"Kimberly Sandoval holds a ticket in her hand in disbelief. Her infraction: being in possession of spare bicycle parts." >"She has also been ticketed for being in possession of a tent, a lawn chair and a Bluetooth speaker—all items newly banned at the Civic Center under…

Notable: Santa Ana (and the rest of Orange County) is substantially more conservative than many people realize.

Post by tablespoon » Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 7:52 PM UTC

Scott_Sanderson wrote: post #22

mikeyouse wrote: post #4

Unfortunately, these pieces could almost always be reduced to "housing costs". They address it a bit in this most recent one, but homelessness / school enrollment / natural population growth / middle class jobs / energy costs can all be traced back to the huge housing deficit that's accumulated over the past 30 or 40 years.

I just don't understand why cities in California won't let go of single unit zoning. Single unit is the most expensive and least efficient zoning rule. Getting rid of it would bring housing costs down. Ever visit a beautiful city like Paris, Copenhagen, Milan and wonder why we don't have that? It would be illegal to make the buildings they have under our zoning code and parking mandates!