Housing in the Bay Area

Re:Housing in the Bay Area by apsec112 on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @10:31PM (#11774874)

It's a difference of degree. The effect of most local policies on the region, nation, or world is negligible. The effect of San Francisco's is very large.

See this magazine article on how NIMBYs pushed suburban sprawl on surrounding areas:

https://web.archive.org/web/20001001083046/http://www.sfweek...

See this article, on how restrictive urban land use is estimated to lower America's entire national GDP by 5-15%:

http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21647614-poor-land-use...

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Re:Housing in the Bay Area by eru on Thursday May 26, 2016 @02:23AM (#11775975)

and http://qz.com/169767/the-century-old-solution-to-end-san-fra...

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Re:Housing in the Bay Area by studentrob on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @10:41PM (#11774922)

There are plenty of things that lower GDP. Environmental policies, for one. That's not reason enough alone.

I suspect the impact of restrictions on SF growth at this point are large because as the parent notes, growth has been large there in the digital age. Tech businesses have had it good there for awhile. Maybe time for some change, no? At least get rid of Feinstein..

Edit: please explain down votes, thanks!!

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