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Re:Can a new mayor fix San Francisco’s housing and homelessn... by vkou on Thursday May 31, 2018 @03:35PM (#17199394)
NIMBYs are not the sole problem. Vancouver and Seattle, and their suburbs have had a lot of construction happening for the past decade, yet housing costs in both cities have spiraled out of control.
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Re:Can a new mayor fix San Francisco’s housing and homelessn... by Silfen on Thursday May 31, 2018 @04:49PM (#17200108)
NIMBYs are a huge problem in Seattle. Depending on how you count, roughly 80% of the city is zoned single family[0]. Construction isn't happening fast enough. In 2016 Seattle only gained 0.4 housing units for every job[1].

[0]https://fancybeans.com/2018/01/24/65-57-35-how-much-seattle-... [1]http://blog.employmarket.com/2017/03/13/2016-metro-area-empl...

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Re:Can a new mayor fix San Francisco’s housing and homelessn... by Kneedler on Thursday May 31, 2018 @03:44PM (#17199488)
Dunno about Vancouver, but NIMBYs are a huge problem in Seattle. Jump into the comment section of any local neighborhood news blog post discussing development and you'll see what I mean.
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Re:Can a new mayor fix San Francisco’s housing and homelessn... by Maybestring on Thursday May 31, 2018 @03:52PM (#17199576)
In King county, there has been lots of construction in the last decade, but not enough to keep pace with immigration.
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