Reply #114: I know what you mean about Prop. 82 not passing - it's not even close. [View All]

It's hard to understand why it shouldn't pass; people with the incomes which it would have affected are already being undertaxed at the federal and state level. The opposition did a good job of clouding the issues. Perhaps it wasn't as well thought out as it should have been; I heard a discussion on KPCC.org about this - one speaker thought it would keep coming back at us in the future, so hopefully it will pass. CA has such a horrible K-12 education (well, not as bad as MS but bad enough) as it is - preschool education has been shown to be very effective in preparing kids who are lagging and catching them up to where they need to be.

In fill and high density housing can create a lot of housing units, even in cities. LA actually has a lot of places where high density housing could be built - it's a hugely sprawling area. While it is tougher in San Fran (which is already doing this to a small degree), for the greater bay area, it is possible.

Europe manages. Japan manages. CA can manage - if it chooses to.

Your reply backs up my statements (made in other messages in this thread) about the majority of CA liberals (who own their home) not caring much about improving the housing situation, in part because they themselves are benefiting from the rising house values. One person claimed I was "wrong wrong wrong" but I don't think I am.