Hear me out: more big cities. How you do that is have fast transportation, especially free public transportation to smaller municipalities.
In california, it seems the problem is the richest coastal folks are too powerful for eminent domain to be effective. If that is correct then the answer is political, cali has a decent track record of propositions making huge changes. Perhaps sound minded californians can organize a measure to put this on the next ballot: neuter the coastal commission and fund apartment and condos in the most desirable locations so that the rich still live in scenic coastal places, just stacked in apartments instead of houses and also give cities power to demolish arbitrary houses in lieu of apartments.
I see people complain about homelessness all the time but no one is willing to consider extreme measures, just complain about it.
In california, it seems the problem is the richest coastal folks are too powerful for eminent domain to be effective. If that is correct then the answer is political, cali has a decent track record of propositions making huge changes. Perhaps sound minded californians can organize a measure to put this on the next ballot: neuter the coastal commission and fund apartment and condos in the most desirable locations so that the rich still live in scenic coastal places, just stacked in apartments instead of houses and also give cities power to demolish arbitrary houses in lieu of apartments.
I see people complain about homelessness all the time but no one is willing to consider extreme measures, just complain about it.