Opinion: Proposed housing bills could cause radical changes in California
But come back in 40 or 50 years, and most California cities would look very different if [new housing] bills passed. Cities would be bigger, housing would be cheaper (after inflation is factored in), and living conditions would be more crowded than ever before. Neighborhoods filled with single-family homes on distinct lots would be far rarer than today. That is, if enough water and energy can be found to make these changes possible, two problems that grow larger and less predictable the longer the current drought continues and the more often dry spells recur in an era of expanded climate change.
Written by Thomas Elias, a syndicated columnist.Related article:
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