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Those are more examples of over-regulated over-zoned blue state cities that have done it wrong. Take a look at a city that knows what they're doing with housin
by pascalxus 7y ago
Those are more examples of over-regulated over-zoned blue state cities that have done it wrong.
Take a look at a city that knows what they're doing with housing, like Chicago or Houston (population 2 million and over, and Houston growing x4.5 faster than SF!). Houston added 364K people in the last 8 years. How many did SF do, a pathetic 80K in a city that has sooo many tech companies and soo much money. SF and other blue cities have a lot to learn about how to grow, and how to create the type of policies that allow them to do so (some of the population is hellbent against that).
Know how much housing costs in a city twice as large as SF, growing x4.5 times faster, Houston is 143$/sq foot and puts the entire West coast and every other blue state/city to shame.
- asveikau 7y agoI don't know much about Houston, but it's worth noting that Houston has 14x the land area.
- inferiorhuman 7y agoAnd no zoning laws whatsoever — which is great until some chemical plant next to a retirement home blows up and people die (or are seriously injured).
- rconti 7y agoI know nothing about Chicago, but I DO know that Houston is frequently cited as an example of doing it exactly wrong.
- mpr6 7y agoChicago and Houston are not desirable places to live when compared to every other city mentioned in this thread.
- zarkov99 7y agoWhat's wrong with Chicago?
- jurassic 7y agoThe state of Illinois is not financially sound. The state's bond rating, a measure of its credit worthiness, is hovering at the border of junk-bond territory. Pension liabilities and ineffective government are persistent dark clouds. You likely don't want to be the last taxpayer standing when the wheels come off that train.
- gamblor956 7y agoBetter to regulate than to let developers build in a designed flood zone, as Houston did. They're stilling tallying the damages from the recent flooding there and it's in the billions. Also, Chicago is one of the bluest cities in the country. It's even bluer than Los Angeles or San Diego, both of which have sizable conservative populations.
- pascalxus 7y agoif you loose your 150K house in Houston, maybe you have a bit of a financial setback. If you loose your house in SF, you'll face financial bankrupcy because your losses are so much higher. Earthquaker insurance will cost you a huge amount.
- jschwartzi 7y agoThat's one of the first things I check when I'm renting. I don't live in flood zones, even if they're levee'd.