California's population rises to 38.3 million (San Jose, Chico: 2014, cheap house, unemployment)

[jimmykem]

California's population rises to 38.3 million during 2013 - latimes.com

[bruhms]

Too much.

[GatsbyGatz]

A country upon itself.

[18Montclair]

San Jose has hit a milestone.

San Jose officially tops 1 million population -- likely for good this time - San Jose Mercury News

[Tulemutt]

And yet the common argument on this board is we need to deregulate to add more housing at lower prices while increasing industry to bring more jobs (= more people moving into the area). Like termites in a mound.

[Ruth4Truth]

Well....there does need to be affordable housing. I don't know how that would be achieved, though. Some communities have special subsidized housing built on donated land to house public servants like firemen, teachers and police officers, who otherwise couldn't afford to live in the community. Maybe that concept should be expanded. I don't know how practical that would be, though.

[BeauCharles]

Fortunately my town and county (save for the city of Chico) are growing pretty slowly as is most of the northern Sacto Valley.

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

Well....there does need to be affordable housing. I don't know how that would be achieved, though. Some communities have special subsidized housing built on donated land to house public servants like firemen, teachers and police officers, who otherwise couldn't afford to live in the community. Maybe that concept should be expanded. I don't know how practical that would be, though.

Here's the conundrum. Highway and city planners learned long ago that when you add lanes to a highway to relieve congestion more cars show up to use the road.


California is a super desirable place. The more industry and housing added to reduce unemployment and make living here more accessible, the more people will come and burden the limited quality land and resources.

Californians need to get over the obsession with being "Number 1!" Our lives are so rich as it is with what we have left, what could possibly be wrong with seeing other states, such as arch-enemy Texas, shoulder the burden of an ever increasing American population?

[bigdumbgod]

Originally Posted by Tulemutt

Here's the conundrum. Highway and city planners learned long ago that when you add lanes to a highway to relieve congestion more cars show up to use the road.


California is a super desirable place. The more industry and housing added to reduce unemployment and make living here more accessible, the more people will come and burden the limited quality land and resources.

Californians need to get over the obsession with being "Number 1!" Our lives are so rich as it is with what we have left, what could possibly be wrong with seeing other states, such as arch-enemy Texas, shoulder the burden of an ever increasing American population?

Just keep saying "Look, over there - big cheap houses! Go! Go get them, now! The desert compels you!"

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by bigdumbgod

Just keep saying "Look, over there - big cheap houses! Go! Go get them, now! The desert compels you!"

I'm on it.