It is hypocritical of longtime residents of the Peninsula to complain about overcrowding. How convenient that established residents, secure in their wealth, tell the rest of us that we should not embrace growth? The fact is, the California they moved to was radically different than 10 years before them, and radically different than 10 years before that and 10 years before that. From 1850-2010, California experienced torrid growth. From 1930-2000, it added more residents than any other state in the union at every census. Longtime residents were either themselves part of these waves or had parents or grandparents that made the trek west (or crossed the ocean) to strike fortune. And yet now, costs highest on new residents and young families, while the state house finally attempts to reduce the cost of housing, the wealthy old timers grouse that the state is full.
There’s plenty for families to do here. And while traffic is a pain, perhaps we get creative by making newer Californians less reliant on traffic rather than whine about it. The state looked different to 49ers than those coming in the 1870s, 1920s and 1970s, but they all dreamed of prosperity in California.
This state will not look the same in the future — it will either change to continue to attract the strivers of the world, or in attempting stasis it will become a playground for the wealthy, childless and geriatric.
Vasav - "wealthy old timers grouse", please don't generalize. Most of us old timers realize that much more, and affordable, housing is needed. Many of us are immigrants ourselves and were just lucky to end up in this wonderful State. Don't pull up the draw bridge for those who came after us.
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Vasav - "wealthy old timers grouse", please don't generalize. Most of us old timers realize that much more, and affordable, housing is needed. Many of us are immigrants ourselves and were just lucky to end up in this wonderful State. Don't pull up the draw bridge for those who came after us.
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