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The DMV is a huge area that provides lots of housing choices for everyone who has lots of money.

More money buys more choices in education, housing, healthcare, food for everyone.  The is not a MoCo issue.   I have family in SF. [b]I would like to live there but I can not afford it.[/b]  I had a find a place to live a could afford.[/quote]

Have you ever wondered WHY there is so little affordable housing in San Francisco? Have you ever wondered why people are commuting to San Francisco from Stockton or Modesto? Have you ever wondered, "What if the government made different policy choices about housing and transportation, then maybe could people who work in San Francisco live closer to their jobs and spend less of their lives commuting?"[/quote]
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No I have not. [/b] I hope most people understand that higher demand raises prices.  SF can not get larger so the prices go up.  I learned that in high school.[/quote]

I recommend you start.

The physical area of San Francisco can't get larger (without further filling in of land, which there has already been plenty of), but the number of housing units in San Francisco certainly can get larger. I.e., it's possible to increase the supply of housing in San Francisco. So, why isn't that happening?[/quote]

I guess the market has never provided incentive to knock down the existing housing, rebuild the infrastructure and public facilities to support what you are talking about.  People are willing to just keep paying more for what is available.[/quote]

Guess again. The market has certainly provided the incentives. But the zoning laws don't allow it.[/quote]

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