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Re:In Cramped and Costly Bay Area, Cries to Build, Baby, Build by rayiner on Saturday April 16, 2016 @12:18PM (#11511118)
My parents live in a subdivision with 5,000-6,000 square foot houses occupied by empty nesters. There is a growing Hispanic population in the area and a lot of opposition to Hispanics moving into such houses with big extended families. But so long as everyone followed other laws, letting those extended families move in would be a win for both economic and racial integration as well as the general character of the neighborhood. And while we're at it, maybe someone could open a nice ethnic restaurant on a first floor of one of the houses. It'd be another huge improvement in the character of the neighborhood.
Re:In Cramped and Costly Bay Area, Cries to Build, Baby, Build by beachstartup on Saturday April 16, 2016 @12:30PM (#11511176)
anyone can move in to those places if they have the money and the property is for sale. your restaurant idea is actually happening in some parts of south and east los angeles, illegally - i've seen youtube videos documenting the phenomenon.

having said that, i don't think those existing homeowners would be any more willing to let white extended families move in and open up burger joints downstairs either.

Re:In Cramped and Costly Bay Area, Cries to Build, Baby, Build by mountaineer22 on Saturday April 16, 2016 @12:32PM (#11511189)
"But so long as everyone followed other laws"

Would you agree that the population density of an area has some correlation to the crime in that area?

Re:In Cramped and Costly Bay Area, Cries to Build, Baby, Build by tamana on Saturday April 16, 2016 @01:08PM (#11511327)
NYC is one of the safest places in the world _per capita_