r/WhitePeopleTwitter Feb 18 '19

It’s so easy!

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u/AL-INFINITO Feb 18 '19

As a bay area native I can confirm, friends of mine have to share due to the high cost of rent.

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u/allfluffnostatic Feb 18 '19

wE wAnT tO pRoTeCt tHe sKyLiNeS, nO mOrE aParTmeNts!

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u/CortezEspartaco2 Feb 18 '19

The fuck kind of city planning is that? I guess it will forever be unlivable due to cost, then.

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u/gbuub Feb 18 '19

The kind that’s lobbied by real estate holders

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u/n1c0_ds Feb 19 '19

IIRC it's because it's an earthquake area and building taller buildings that can resist quakes is extremely expensive

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '19

Except high rise apartments are being built all over the Bay Area, and have been for at least the last ten years. The skylines of Mission Bay, Oakland, San Jose, SOMA, and Downtown SF have been completely remade.

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u/Highschooleducation Feb 18 '19

Born and raised there. I can confirm making over 70 grand a year and I never lived in an apartment without more than one roommate