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Density not proving a major housing solution | Thomas Elias

THOMAS ELIAS: Perhaps it’s time now to incentivize office building conversions, the surest and quickest way to create new housing with minimal environmental effects and a far faster timetable than

Elias: California's housing problems not fixed by higher density

Some areas' rents are already so high that new buildings get few takers, and insurers are increasingly leery of crowded places.

Density not proving a major housing solution

OPINION- For years, one word was all pretty much all Californians heard from political leaders about solving the state’s housing problem: Density.

Point in Time count shows 12% increase in county homelessness; supervisors to hear report Tuesday

The Point in Time count shows an 11% increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness, and a 16% increase in the number of people living in vehicles countywide.

Tom Elias: Density not proving a major housing solution