Or the Democratic Party can get their house in order before the next federal election? They run a decent pro-growth platform at the federal level, but CA is a living counterexample that will be a sink on their credibility until it's fixed. It should be an existential issue for them given they'll lose a bunch of congressional seats in 2030 if they fail to start building.

Coastal California is one of the most desirable places to live in the world.

It will always be higher priced than most other places, unless maybe it looked like Hong Kong, but that might so reduce how desirable it is.

I am not judging them based on price, because price is not under their direct control. I am judging them based on artificially depressed housing starts per capita and the lack of will to address it.

It is possible that lots of people moving there would change the characteristics of the place, such as too many people on the trails/beaches/etc.

If coastal California added 10M apartments, I bet they would fill up. But what is the quality of life impact?

Most people don't have the ability to move out of the country