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San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria’s rollout last week of his “Homes For All of Us” package to spur the construction of more and less expensive housing is welcome in that it amounts to a fresh acknowledgment of one of California’s most serious problems. The cost of shelter is so high that it is not just a nightmare that causes homelessness among the poor; it also prevents many middle-income households from being able to save money and help their children with college bills and other expenses.
Piedmont residents wrestle with how to add more housing to exclusive enclave
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The Piedmont Racial Equity Campaign suggests that housing could be built in Piedmont Park as the city struggles to find land for development.Paul Kuroda/Special to The Chronicle
Piedmont and Oakland are neighbors, but the cities are very different demographically and in how they approach building housing. With new, much higher housing goals set by the state, small, wealthy Bay Area enclaves like Piedmont are suddenly being asked to plan for a lot more housing, including a lot more affordable homes. And some Piedmont residents want to look to Oakland for help.
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