Why California is so expensive: It’s not just the weather, it’s the regulation

Re:Why California is so expensive: It’s not just the weather... by davidw on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @05:30PM (#12125072)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawbridge_mentality describes the situation, in part. They've got what they want, and they do not want to share it with the riff raff.

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Re:Why California is so expensive: It’s not just the weather... by st3v3r on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @06:25PM (#12125406)

It's not that they don't want to share it, it's that they don't want it to change. If you live in a peaceful, quiet neighborhood, you don't want huge buildings going up, ruining your landscape, bringing more traffic, and basically changing everything you liked about the area when you moved there.

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Re:Why California is so expensive: It’s not just the weather... by davidw on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @06:28PM (#12125420)

Because when they moved there, they contributed none of those negative things...

http://cityobservatory.org/the-immaculate-conception-theory-...

This is exactly what "drawbridge mentality" means.

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Re:Why California is so expensive: It’s not just the weather... by matwood on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @08:51PM (#12126102)

There is an island beach town near where I live. It has a very nice beach and a nice little main street with good, fun restaurants. It used to be a great place to spend the day. Every house on the island is $1M+. Now the residents have gotten the town to remove parking from the island to the point where it is impossible the visit. They literally have a drawbridge, and would love to only let owners onto the island.

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