I'm not smug about my foodieism ... just noting the reality. I happen to really love Vietnamese food.
I went to University in Chico, so I like that area, but with the Paradise fire a few years back I don't think prices are much cheaper. Sacramento is so hot, dry and flat ... but it is an actual city, and close to a lot of nice stuff.
The Bay Area is not getting any cheaper. I figure the longer I can hold out the more I can sell, or rent my house for ... I just cannot afford to have a very good life living here anymore. All the stuff I liked about it here is gone or changed to the point that I don't care for it anymore.
Real Estate is funding most people's retirement now, so it is sad but I am not expecting prices to go down or much low-income housing to be built. I think it is the very rich people dominating the market for lumber, labor and materials. There needs to be huge progressive taxes on real estate, or limits on how much a home can be.
There's lots of homeless around the Bay Area, but that started in the 80's. I am looking for somewhere else to be ... maybe Vietnam is a real answer. Thailand, Mexico, Costa Rica - all the places where global warming is going to be hitting.
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