As a lifelong Californian I’ve seen homelessness expand from “expected” places like skid row into suburbs in (north) Orange County.
I’ve long felt that California was a harbinger for the rest of the nation and if they wanted they could choose to avoid the policy mistakes (e.g. SFH zoning, nimby-ism, prop 13, etc).
I’m not convinced that they have because the truth is the current status quo materially benefits a coalition of interest groups including current homeowners and property developers.
If we want to tackle this we need a national coordinated strategy. A piece meal approach at the city level is just playing whack a mole.
I’ve long felt that California was a harbinger for the rest of the nation and if they wanted they could choose to avoid the policy mistakes (e.g. SFH zoning, nimby-ism, prop 13, etc).
I’m not convinced that they have because the truth is the current status quo materially benefits a coalition of interest groups including current homeowners and property developers.
If we want to tackle this we need a national coordinated strategy. A piece meal approach at the city level is just playing whack a mole.