Given its economic and cultural impact, Silicon Valley should look like Singapore or central Tokyo, with comfortable highrises, parks, and a top-notch train system -- not a vague cluster of parking lots, strip malls, office parks, and bungalows from the 1970s. What a waste.
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Oh all zoning laws. Ugh. Enjoying your new book btw
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Also culture, right? There is still a romantic appreciation for suburbia.
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Yeah their sunset zoning laws make it a real b*tch for new housing development. They can't build upwards and you end up with $3,000/month studios in the mission district
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$3,000/month for a studio? bargain if compared to London prices (at PPP).
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What many don't realize is biggest beneficiary of Prop 13 wasn't old people/residential homes but commercial property holders who could also effectively freeze taxes at absurdly low rates causing severe disincentive to renovate (which would trigger tax increase).
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Have you looked at the Yimby movement in CA and SF? They lobby for policy and planning to combat that…
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