The federal commitment is definitely not coming, so what would you propose about the state?
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I'm not proposing anything. Just making an observation about necessary sources of $ to build on the scale necessary.
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isn't the state's accounting making cities put in more now, which is what is fueling the deficits?https://www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2017/05/01/town-business-oaklands-proposed-26-billion-budget …
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @DarwinBondGraha and
which is why Oakland is eager to attract some type of major business tenant.... to then create another tax revenue source (which would also
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @DarwinBondGraha and
happen to boost jobs, fueling property values, displacement et al). It's a big unfortunate loop.
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Hey, that's a good nickname for Apple's new HQ, "The Big Unfortunate Loop."
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anytime!
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you know what's a vaast source of $ to build on necessary scale? those of tons of people wanting to live, rent, buy in a growing Oakland.
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Replying to @housing_wiki @yimbywiki and
Actually no, I don't think that'll work. Growth won't lift all boats without reworking the tax system.
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lack of growth, in OAK housing, for a decade, did a nice job sinking & displacing a lot of boats; that we can see, vs imagine
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I think that's not the correct interpretation. Oakland whiplashed from the foreclosure crisis to the boom.
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the point is, huge price & rent rises in/after a long period of little new housing built, vs correlated with new housing being built
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Replying to @housing_wiki @yimbywiki and
Well, your point is so inaccurate in terms of timing & causes at the city level as to be not worth much.
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