The condo collapse is a pretty clear indicator that having low skilled contractors build higher density housing is a recipe for disaster. Not just the shoddy Miami 80s building boom but all the hastily built soft story dingbats all over California that have to be retrofitted
This is also another example of why homeowner/condo owner associations are shit. You need to fix your housing or you need to vacate. But sadly in a country with such a precarious housing supply and quality "codevictions" can mean homelessness.
So what you end up with are more vacant houses in unlivable conditions because people cant afford upkeep and an insufficient construction sector that shrinks every downturn and then we get into vacancy talks again.
This is why Japan's housing lifespan is like 30 years old. rebuilding snd repairing housing constantly keeps it code compliant and the labor pool active. Here our qualified labor pool drops out because there is few reliable areas with consistent demand for high density housing.
Undoubtedly Florida's anti tax/Libertarian Republican mindset is at fault here. But it seems like nationwide housing regulations in the U.S. are far more concerned about bullshit aesthetics and neighborhood character than the safety of inhabitants.
People live in outdated, mercury filled, water damaged, termite damaged, fire prone single family homes and yet everyone only gets excited about regulation to keep out tenants or mandate buildings be of a certain height. Which doesnt save not one life, just enriches homeowners
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Tucker Carlson goes ape about defending single-family zoning, spends 13 minutes arguing density will make neighborhoods more left-wing. He blames "foreigners" and BlackRock solely for the housing crisis and says the gov't is bullying local communities.
Here's the full video. Full of gems but arguments we've heard from self-described liberals for the last couple years.
I posted these innocuous tweets and there was some pretty interesting discourse about approaching in public. So I'm going to talk about it. Spare me the "humblebrag" replies. A man talking about dating is not bragging and young guys are among my many followers who like advice
It wasn't just replies to my thread, but also this viral article by a college girl lamenting being a "late bloomer" and her lack of self-esteem over not being approached [presumably by boys] attracted my attention. thelily.com/im-about-to-tu…
I dont really think not kissing at 21 is even remotely a late bloomer, but regardless, you see how not being approached damaged her self-esteem. Girls in college (CS majors) told me the same thing she wrote about: that guys don't approach them and it sucks.
.@eb4everyone activists have been checking development applications & blowing the whistle on developers violating state law by not replacing every demolished rent controlled unit with a rent controlled or low income home. Cities need to get their act together and enforce the law.
Every city in the East Bay should require compliance with Senate Bill 330 (@NancySkinnerCA's law which provides demolition protections) as part of their upcoming housing element. Every developer needs to verify before filing if they're compliant with SB 330.
But considering how many developers and city governments in the East Bay seem unaware of the prohibition on rent controlled demolition without RC or Low Income replacements, it shows how useless a lot of tenant protections are if nobody's enforcing them.
Dear Texans,
The reason working class Californians are moving to Texas in unprecedented levels is because you build more homes than CA. If you let NIMBYs win and deny population growth as they did here, you will have old cities with rich inhabitants and people without homes.
NIMBYism comes from all political sides of the compass but they all do the same thing. If they succeed at reducing the number of homes built they will succeed at pricing you out of your home. Focus housing regulations on enviorment and safety, not aesthetics and culture wars
Study the California housing shortage and study it well. If you emulate this state's housing policies you will see an exodus of 400,000 Californians without degrees and with middle, lower incomes as we have.
Obviously corporate landlords are bad but honestly id prefer a big landlord in a large multi-unit vs. a mom n' pop in a small multifamily. In my experience you mail the check and managers seldom visit vs small landlords who treat you like you're their kid and police everything.
If you're a small landlord, particularly if you live on-site: give your tenants some room. Stop reminding them every breathing moment that they only live there with your permission when they pay the damn rent. Big landlords are soulless, i'd rather not opt for them.
I also feel like there's a big gap between the Corporate Landords who are these faceless LLCs where every tenant is a digit in a massive csv file versus Big Landlords where its someone with an LLC who owns numerous properties. I'd prefer the latter among the three.
Saved. Blatant xenophobia backed up by several prominent members of Livable California. All that b.s. about affordability and neighborhood character was really about xenophobia, racism and proto-eugenics the whole time. Who would've guessed.
Who would've guessed except everyone paying attention. Now the question becomes what Berkeleyans are members of this organization? I know several off hand.