Re:Silicon Valley exodus: Bay Area tech companies leaving fo...
by Acrobatic_Road on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @01:05PM
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California has its own slew of historical policies which have dramatically decreased housing supply. A guy in san francisco was denied a permit to convert his laundromat into apartments because the city planners determined it would cast a partial shadow on a nearby playground for god's sake. That was after he had to shell out $$$ to determine that his laundromat was not a historical site.
In Palo Alto, not a single new house was built in the 1970s.
>It's supply and demand, not liberal or conservative policies.
Do you not understand policies influence supply and demand? What do you think happens to supply after zoning laws and rent control are passed?
They are leaving because of high prices caused by factors that are just as present in cities in Texas.
They're bringing their money and jobs with them, so they'll bring some of those higher prices too.
It's supply and demand, not liberal or conservative policies.
Texas conservative suburb-dwellers don't want higher density housing either. They especially don't want lower income folks near them! Look at how litle public transit exists, because such things would let the poor people get closer to their little burb.
Why are so many people falling for this "hey, look, we have lower prices, therefore we have better policies" talking point? Been there, done that. Lower prices are because I wouldn't pay as much to live there, that's not higher desirability.