It's true much of the reason for high home prices is the simple demand for the area, no doubt, but it's exacerbated by policies as well. For example, there's a good Bloomberg article dealing with the fact that those areas won't allow high density housing.
Also while some of the costs are due to building codes b/c of earthquakes, there's also a lot of regulatory overhead.
That article also touched on Prop 13, and how that reduces the value of residential housing to cities, favoring commercial development.
But the reason Cali gets a bad rap is basically San Fran and LA, which IMO deserve their criticism. Here's today's headline:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/san...of-life-crimes
Not only does it say he won't prosecute for urination, etc., but also says he won't for buying and selling sex, which apparently is now also a "quality of life" issue, not a crime.
This guy is the son of parents who were Weather Underground, in prison for that robbery that left 3 dead. And he's now the DA.
That's why the rap. The rest of the state doesn't deserve it, but San Fran is SO extreme in so many ways that's what people see and talk about.
And I get not liking it. I don't like that
Kentucky is seen as the Hatfields and McCoys either.
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