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Re:Bay Area hammered by loss of jobs: Lack of affordable hou... by aswanson on Monday October 23, 2017 @02:31PM (#15535666)
Why didnt a similar issue arise with housing during the first SV gold rush (Intel, Fairchild, etc)?
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Re:Bay Area hammered by loss of jobs: Lack of affordable hou... by epistasis on Monday October 23, 2017 @02:35PM (#15535702)
They were building housing back then. Lots of suburban housing. Now that the flat land has been built, current owners don't want anything to change and obstruct any new development from roads to housing to public transit.
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