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Old 08-25-2016, 12:15 AM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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That's why it's more affordable to live in Southern California!

You can find a nice home in Thousand Oaks, Calabassas, Westlake Village or Agoura Hills for probably 1/3rd less than it would cost in Walnut Creek, Danville, Lafayette and Orinda.

Same scenery, same quality of life, same climate and almost exact same demographics!
Thousand Oaks reminds me of Concord as well.
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Old 08-25-2016, 02:40 AM
 
Location: Planet Earth
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75% of the Bay Area is undeveloped. It's stupid that so much is "protected". If even 50% more was developed prices would be cut into 1/3 their current costs
People do not "need" green space. It is a "nice to have". However, people "need" a roof over their heads. How idiotic is it for people to choose green space over housing? That's why current homeowners should be barred from voting on new developments. If you already own a house you don't get to deny others from also owning a house.
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Old 08-25-2016, 05:44 AM
 
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People do not "need" green space. It is a "nice to have". However, people "need" a roof over their heads. How idiotic is it for people to choose green space over housing? That's why current homeowners should be barred from voting on new developments. If you already own a house you don't get to deny others from also owning a house.
Nobody is denying you a house. You just dont make enough to buy where you wanna live. Suck it up, buttercup, and move to somewhere cheap or make more money. "But waaaaa... i want the bay area...." lol.
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Old 08-25-2016, 07:05 AM
 
Location: "Silicon Valley" (part of San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA)
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I disagree with TheGreatCurve on green space. I don't think we should expand into the green space. I advocate increasing the density of already developed areas, which is what San Jose is doing. I would also ban new single family homes. We do need more housing, but it should be dense housing.
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Old 08-25-2016, 08:02 AM
 
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Originally Posted by kttam186290 View Post
That's why it's more affordable to live in Southern California!

You can find a nice home in Thousand Oaks, Calabassas, Westlake Village or Agoura Hills for probably 1/3rd less than it would cost in Walnut Creek, Danville, Lafayette and Orinda.

Same scenery, same quality of life, same climate and almost exact same demographics!
Lamorinda and Danville areas are easily the most beautiful little towns I've been to. Utopia there.

One day...better keep saving!
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Old 08-25-2016, 08:22 AM
 
Location: In Transition
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Originally Posted by kttam186290 View Post
That's why it's more affordable to live in Southern California!

You can find a nice home in Thousand Oaks, Calabassas, Westlake Village or Agoura Hills for probably 1/3rd less than it would cost in Walnut Creek, Danville, Lafayette and Orinda.

Same scenery, same quality of life, same climate and almost exact same demographics!
This made me almost spit out my coffee! Wow, just wow. "Thousand Oaks, Calabassas, Westlake Village or Agoura Hills" affordable? Seriously? If you're a Kardashian, um sure, but for the average person? It was affordable about, oh say, 40 years ago. Not now.

Hint: Just because these areas are 1/3 less cost than the Bay area, does NOT, I repeat, NOT make it "affordable"... And I don't care if _you_ can afford it (good for you!!!), I'm talking the middle of the bell curve.
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Old 08-25-2016, 11:55 AM
 
Location: Studio City, CA 91604
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Thousand Oaks reminds me of Concord as well.
If Thousand Oaks had a run-down, gang ridden side of town, then I'd be inclined to agree.

Thousand Oaks though, let's be honest, is better kept. It's cleaner and more manicured. It's the home of Amgen and Cal Lutheran and it has more of a "white collar" feel than Concord.

For all intents and purposes, Concord is a blue collar Delta town. Nothing wrong with that, but it is.

You don't see things like this in Concord:



Or this:




Or:


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Old 08-25-2016, 12:07 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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Originally Posted by kttam186290 View Post
If Thousand Oaks had a run-down, gang ridden side of town, then I'd be inclined to agree.

Thousand Oaks though, let's be honest, is better kept. It's cleaner and more manicured. It's the home of Amgen and Cal Lutheran and it has more of a "white collar" feel than Concord.

For all intents and purposes, Concord is a blue collar Delta town. Nothing wrong with that, but it is.

You don't see things like this in Concord:
Seriously look at a map already, Concord is not on the delta.
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Old 08-25-2016, 12:17 PM
 
Location: State of Transition
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Seriously look at a map already, Concord is not on the delta.
Lucky for it, too. When ocean levels rise in another generation, that waterfront community in the photo will be like Miami Beach during a storm surge.
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Old 08-25-2016, 12:46 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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Lucky for it, too. When ocean levels rise in another generation, that waterfront community in the photo will be like Miami Beach during a storm surge.
It might help to look at a map as well Ruth, that fake "waterfront community" is about 10 miles from the ocean and 800 feet above sea level. They'll probably need to drain when they run out of water though.
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