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Re:California Homeowners: Please Convert Garages into Apartm... by 01100011 on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @08:22PM (#19734396)
Shouldn't we wait for a solution to our traffic and resource issues before trying to increase our density? Is it really so terrible for people to consider living somewhere besides California?

I'm a renter now, so I sympathize with people like me who are suffering from the current situation, but I feel like efforts like this just create sub-standard housing and enable more irresponsible growth. Are we just trying to lower the quality of life for everyone in CA until enough people leave?

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Re:California Homeowners: Please Convert Garages into Apartm... by closeparen on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @10:46PM (#19735128)
Density is the solution to traffic issues. (Rather: traffic issues are never going away, the best we can do is minimize the need to drive).

If small apartments are substandard, the roommate situations that are most people’s best alternative are then sub-substandard.

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