The article argues against the perceived housing crisis in California by highlighting the paradox of high apartment vacancies amidst significant population decline. It suggests that the narrative of housing shortages fails to acknowledge the many available units and critiques government mandates that push high-density housing into single-family neighborhoods. Additionally, it advocates for the passage of the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for their environmental impact, emphasizing the need for immediate action in transitioning to renewable energy to combat accelerating climate change.
This Bay Area News Group article should prove that the constant cries of a "housing crisis" are a fraud. We are told that there is an acute shortage, yet each year we hear that hundreds of thousands are leaving this state.
The huge vacancy problems of the mentioned project should prove that government controls and mandates are counterproductive. If one goes to an apartment-locating site, one will find many hundreds of empty, waiting Bay Area apartments.
While very real, these short-term challenges must be addressed as part of the now unstoppable transition to renewable energy. Climate change is accelerating.
Large fossil fuel companies have known for decades the damage they were causing, but chose to invest in deceiving the public while continuing to rake in huge profits.
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