The more I learn about San Francisco's housing problems, the more apparent it becomes that they are entirely self-inflicted.
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Replying to @ptraughber
Primary cause: lack of new housing. Why? Restrictive zoning by the prior generation (which helped inflate their own housing prices).
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Replying to @ptraughber
@ptraughber We need reporting on this. Incredibly selfish. Anyone you know researching and writing?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @zack
@zack@kimmaicutler is the best I know. Some economists (Glaeser, The Fed) are publishing on it.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ptraughber
@zack@kimmaicutler watching the Planning Commission meetings has been eye opening. Didn't realize how out of touch officials have become.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @ptraughber
@ptraughber@kimmaicutler Agreed Kim-Mai's reporting has been the best. How are commissioners out of touch?2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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Replying to @kimmaicutler
@kimmaicutler@zack@ptraughber @PlnCom_Richards South Bay/peninsula have 10X the jobs. SF has 20X their housing density. Yet it's SFs fault2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@RFrances2 @zack @ptraughber @PlnCom_Richards Everyone has a part. SF added ~100K jobs in the last five years, <10K housing units.
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