[lettergram]

Even with eminent domain, you have to pay fair value for compensation. Plus, there are some clear guidelines California and the government setup for this. I don't believe there is precedent for building low cost housing in a safe, well-off, neighborhood (the kind that get people elected)

[claydavisss]

Exactly. There is absolutely no way anyone sane would want to live in a society where eminent domain is free and easy. Today its funny because they are tearing down some NIMBY mansion, but tomorrow they are tearing down your house. In the end, you realize you have created a society in which the same people who run BART can wake up in the morning and just decide your house is getting demolished "for justice".

Thats how revolutions start. Be sure to do a door-to-door inspection for firearms before tearing down someone's house without their consent.

OR, people in the Bay Area can MOVE. Why can't you move?

[masonic]

  Why can't you move?

Because losing one's Prop 13 taxation rate is a huge hit. Vote for Prop 5 so that the rate savings is portable throughout CA, and lots of Bay area homeowners will mive gladly to cheaper areas, freeing up housing.

[chrisdhoover]

Property rights are fundamental to the success of the country. Keto was a big mistake.