tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post1224094296584984941..comments2023-11-28T20:40:14.193-08:00Comments on Fix Pacifica: A world without Costa-HawkinsFix Pacificahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451072441256706977noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-50037779992922382452017-11-07T20:22:10.336-08:002017-11-07T20:22:10.336-08:00Rent control ain't happening in Pacifica. The ...Rent control ain't happening in Pacifica. The first set of results are in. C is deader than dead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-28026787096142825432017-11-07T15:35:08.583-08:002017-11-07T15:35:08.583-08:00Thanks Johnathon for writing this and thanks Jim f...Thanks Johnathon for writing this and thanks Jim for posting it.<br />This is the reality of rent control nearly every place it has reared it's ugly head. <br />Unfortunately in Pacifica there is a gang mentality and a mobs' rush toward rent control as a wrong headed fix to a shortage of housing. Low supply and huge demand is the foundational cause of our housing problems. The sickest part of this sad fable is that the very people who are pushing rent control are the same people who have resisted and sabotaged any and all efforts to build affordable housing for the last 30 years. <br />These supremely selfish hypocrites also feel entitled to help themselves to the private property and rights of those of us who have worked very hard our whole lives to obtain both.<br />If Measure C passes it will create a disaster for the entire city that may take decades to recover from, if ever. If Measure C fails, we need to force our extremely biased council to start facilitating development of affordable housing and to put a stop to this self consuming problem once and for all. Pacifica, and for that matter many churches and charitable entities, have excess property which can be donated (if every one agrees) to a developer willing to build affordable, high density, public transit centric housing that qualifying families can rent or buy. The selfish NIMBY mindset which is the root cause of most of Pacifica's problems has got to be exposed and mitigated if we want a livable and enjoyable city for everyone. mike bellnoreply@blogger.com