What in your view is a solution to the California housing crisis that could get passed?
Not an expert, but I'd imagine a mix of relaxing zoning laws, upzoning urban/inner suburban areas, mandating/public funding of multifamily dwellings, and rent subsidies.
Would the third item in that list include public housing?
Expanding on the general conundrum of how we humans use space, where do you fall in the debate between preserving natural and architectural beauty, on the one hand, and making life affordable (though perhaps not beautiful) for all, on the other? Are Judge Dredd-style megacities the only way forward?