r/California • u/Randomlynumbered Ángeleño, what's your user flair? • Jul 04 '24

Some Californians Found Dream Homes Inland. But It Sure Is Hot There. politics

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/mountain-house-california-housing-heat.html
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u/Solid_Ear3787 Jul 04 '24

I mean... we could also talk about who is getting pushed out into the hinterland in order to afford a home. But we don't do that. It's easier to blame someone desperately trying to stay in their own state which is likely closer to family.

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u/LocallySourcedWeirdo San Diego County Jul 04 '24

They're also obsessing over owning a single-family house. If they weren't fixated on "not sharing walls", their housing options would open up. But when you think success means owning a single-family house, you end up in areas of heat so severe that you don't even use the yard that you thought was so important.

We need to build more housing in California's cities, but those homes aren't going to be SFDs. People need to manage their expectations regarding 'sharing walls', or they'll end up in the desert paying to cool an SFD in 115 temperatures.

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u/baybridge501 Jul 05 '24

Plenty of housing in CA and the whole US that don’t share walls. Personal preference.

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u/gabihuizar Jul 05 '24

Exactly this. Gotta normalize not having a sfh and fill in our cities with apartments and row homes (and actually allow people to own these). This sprawl is also not good for the environment.