Every eight years the state assesses how much housing California needs. This cycle, the assessments doubled and, in some cases, tripled for cities across the state. Palo Alto will be required to build more than 6,000 housing units between 2023 and 2031. However, the Governor and State Legislators just mandating “Build, Baby, Build” are only exacerbating the problem. Housing is not just a California issue. What’s really causing our housing prices to be so unaffordable?
Our speaker, Sharon Byrne, from the United Nations Association of Santa Barbara, suggests that the problems may be more widespread than we realize. On October 16, 2021 she spoke at a Town Hall hosted by Lydia Kou. Watch the video and judge for yourself.
Lydia Kou,
I believe you are speaking for me! I live in Los Altos near the Rancho shopping center (Andronico’s on Foothill Expressway). I attended our city council where they voted to eliminate the FAR to allow insane redevelopment. They discussed possibly a 5-story rectangular monstrosity occupying every possible square foot. The city council claimed that it was out of their hands – forced by the state. I understand that you are rising to the challenge to go fight this at the state level. If I understand it right, we gave you enough votes to get you into the November election. Please fight for us!
Thank you,
David Deatherage