The history is mostly irrelevant to building here, and you forgot the Yuppies then the Wuppies :)

I should also point out that 20 year high interest rates are bringing down the prices of homes so you may be able to buy one here shortly.

Yes, we are probably 50-60k units behind where we should be, but that doesn't mean we should build them without intelligence. Building along underground transit lines should be the primary goal because thats where its the most sustainable AND where its most likely to fix our urban blight brought on by the last 3 years of "stuff".

The city's budget does need new taxpayers but putting folks all the way out by the ocean is truly a bad idea and a way to create pain.