Land Use Attorney Explain What is Fueling California's High Housing Cost | Jennifer Hernandez

"Housing is the top target of environmental lawsuits in California. Want to build housing, even put a prefabricated trailer home on your lot? $20,000 for traffic, $20,000 for sewer, $20,000 for electricity, $10,000 for transit, $5,000 for public art, just in fees. San Francisco got up to almost $300,000 per apartment before land, construction, and labor. And many jurisdictions are charging over $100,000".
The cost of housing has skyrocketed in California. Siyamak sits down with Jennifer Hernandez, a land use, environmental, and civil attorney with 40 years of experience. Join us as we dive into all the components that make the cost of housing much higher in California than in the rest of the nation.
"People don't believe it's possible, that it's legal. But in fact, it is. And it happens all the time. A piece of wood doesn't need to cost more here than it does in Nevada."
0:00 Intro
2:08 Is California's Housing Crisis Self-Inflicted?
4:34 California's Strange Approach to Home Design
6:13 Fresh Air vs. Filtered System
9:30 Californians Pay Through the Nose
12:15 Exorbitant Fees Charged to New Residents
13:35 Where Do All Development Fees Really Go?
22:06 Baseless Legal Battles to Stop New Homes
23:35 Environmental Laws Have Gone Wrong
26:05 Why Blue States Can't Build
28:04 Betrayal of the Democratic Base
31:15 CA's Strange Way to Calculate Emissions
33:05 Wealth Transfer in Name of Climate Change?
34:44 How Green Policies Hurt Working Families
40:05 The Tragedy of ‘Five Over One’
41:25 'Affordable' Isn't Affordable After All
44:44 How Special Interests Keep Prices High
46:45 Can California's Housing Crisis Be Solved?
#californiainsider #housingcrisis #affordablehousing #fee
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[@pigboykool]

Love this lady, she explain the insane corruption happened in California so well. Thank you!

[@timtam9673]

Doesn't matter how well she explains. People just keep voting the bad politicians.

[@Mocha4Man]

REDLINING by ANOTHER name!

[@waimeagrl5142]

Moral of the story…don’t build in CA.

[@Martin-Savage]

Don’t buy to own in CA.

[@timtam9673]

It should be no money no talk

[@breyrey7612]

California millionaires disagree with you

[@eile4219]

this is similar in other states, our governments wanted higher housing price. This is by design, not a housing crisis. housing crisis mean our home value go down, then the governments will do something to pump up the price again

[@rdbeaz]

No.....don't vote Democrats

[@user-wk4or3oi6p]

The higher the prices the higher the corruption

[@crimestoppers1877]

I like the "Art" fees in Compton or Watts. Artwork depicting gangsters robbing supermarkets? Oh we already have that art!

[@cesarrh2000]

Better said: the bigger the corruption, the higher the prices.

[@jpguthrie6669]

I live in Tokyo, Japan, one of the largest and most densely populated cities on earth. Yet, housing in Tokyo is affordable, and the entire country of Japan (123 million people) has half as many homeless as the city of Sacramento (half a million). Why is housing affordable in Tokyo? First, there is minimal housing and construction regulation. There is virtually no zoning, meaning you can build a home, shop, school, or factory pretty much anywhere, or even combine all of these into a single structure. Second, neighboring landlords have practically no say in what you build on your own property, regardless of the effect your new structure may have on the value of their property. Newer buildings, as a rule, drive down the value of older buildings, which may not seem fair to their owners, but the effect is to keep the overall real estate and rental prices lower. Another point is the way the government in Japan works. Japan's election system is interesting, it is illegal to donate money to political campaigns, to politicians, or political parties. Anyone can run for office in Japan, you petition the people in your district, and if you get enough signatures, your name is put on the ballot, and the government funds your campaign. All candidates get the identical amount of financial aid and speaking time. This system prevents candidates from making deals or promises in exchange for campaign contributions. An even more interesting point is that unions have no power in private business or government. Politicians cannot buy the votes of union members with taxpayer money. An added benefit to this system is that labor unions do not constantly lobby for ever higher wages while demanding ever lower standards. I live in the most expensive district in Tokyo, some of the homes in this neighborhood cost upwards of $50 million. Yet, there are small apartments in older buildings which can be rented for less than $1000 per month. Basically, Japan's housing is based upon the free market, more desirable places are more expensive, less desirable places are less expensive. Those who can afford better places can find them, those who can afford less expensive places can find them.

[@CC-kl4nh]

In the US: Greed capitalism egotist democracy prevails. Japan is densely populated but the culture is polite disciplined and hardworking. Japanese care about each other. STEM cells and technology prevails. Not sure why fruit and veggies are expensive. Not enough land.

[@jpguthrie6669]

@@CC-kl4nh There is no capitalism in America, though there is plenty of greed. Capitalism is defined as "free markets," but if you are trying to build a home, apartment building, factory, or anything else, there is nothing "free" about it. In 1931 FDR and his administration were trying to pin down the cause of the Great Depression. Some said that the cause was capitalism. FDR replied "It isn't that free markets have failed in our time, but that they haven't yet been tried." If the President of the United States said in 1931 that America wasn't a capitalist economy, what would he say about today? The goal of business today is to make markets less free, so that they can limit competition and monopolize larger parts of the market.

[@MissBabalu102]

Interesting about the political differences. Good ideas. I wonder about no building regulations at all after traveling in south America. Half built houses, no standards sometimes, but the creativity is refreshing as well. I don't know, I guess balance is great.

[@cropduster123]

What's the cost per square foot to build new and to rent? I guarantee it's higher there.

[@jpguthrie6669]

@@cropduster123 New condominiums in the Toyosu and Kachidoki districts of Tokyo (these have ocean views) are selling for a fraction of what similar units would sell for in LA or San Francisco. A 3 bedroom condo in a building with a playground, daycare, and other services is about $1.5 million, 1 and 2 bedroom units cost less. If you are living outside Tokyo, you can get a new home or large condo for well under $200k.

[@user-ze9li5nj7k]

Our state just too corrupt 😢 we've lost it , the fight will BE ugly VOTE 🗳

[@edwardoneill9559]

Trump will not make it any better. Too bad Bernie Sanders is not running for president. You can blame the DNC.

[@MADELAW118]

Unfortunately I’ve read that Governor Newsom has a tight grip on the Teacher’s Union. That’s one of the strongest supporters in the state.

[@WarlordShogun]

I don't think y'all will be able to vote your way out of it now. Maybe 20 years ago when it didn't just take a simple majority vote to increase state spending but now you'd have to win every single time just for the chance to move 1 step forward.

[@dawnreneegmail]

A woman died for my right to vote and since ERA wasn't ratified I'll vote every chance I get. That being said I have to agree somewhat with @warlordshogun. I mean why have we not done anything to get rid of electoral college before this presidential cycle? Our sheriffs sport gang tatts, we have a new top cop in LA, hopefully he can clean things up. Sure we have better fast food workers minimum wage, meanwhile in medicine we remain deeply underpaid while patients are not getting what they pay for from medical insurance. Thanks insurance bureaucrats for robbing us blind. Shall we talk about home insurance?

[@wasabiginger6993]

My subscribed was removed ... your reporting is not what they want to see available. Thank you for never giving up.

[@zion9860]

It's becoming practically unaffordable to live in this country, not just in California. Let's be honest here.

[@MrJimmy3459]

Yes, but California is on another level of expensive

[@preshisify1]

🇺🇲

[@youbetyourwrasse]

FINALLY .. I can listen for an hour and FEEL SMARTER WHEN I AM DONE.

[@sigg3504]

Nomad Capitalist, " go where you and your money are treated best".....right now, that place is NOT California.

[@Valhalla_Heathen]

Agree!

[@SamuelClemente7718]

I respectfully disagree

[@HomeFreeinmySUV]

ALSO, STOP the SANCTUARY MADNESS..

[@kmwilkerson04]

I left in early 2022, and it seems that things have only gotten harder for people since I left. More homeless and mental health than while I was there through COVID. It’s a shame because that was my home. Born and raised for over 40 years. I have watched it grow and loved it for so many reasons. It’s been a heavy hearted decision each day to continue making a new home somewhere else.

[@janetjacoby9507]

Love this lady. Left California after 30 years. Saw what was going on and made me sick. And the sheeple keep voting for this.

[@NickC9545]

One of the commenters mentioned that California is overly litigious and that we need more engineers and fewer attorneys. I agree. And I am an attorney in California.

[@patriciamay6396]

It’s obviously just corruption.

[@saraz9017]

As a multigenerational Californian who worked and sacrificed to establish myself as a home owner - I never wanted to leave but my husband’s company was driven out just like all the others after I had a baby. Came from a union family. It’s definitely immoral.

[@Nacho_Fool]

Corporations/LLC buying single family homes is the problem!!!!! 60k homes owned by “Invitation Homes inc.” alone in California!

[@Brandonmichaelc]

Don't forget how many properties are owned by the Chinese government as well. And many other foreign governments.

[@donwebb5698]

California? The whole damn country is unaffordable!!!

[@freefoodtv]

No true. Middle america is affordable

[@donwebb5698]

@@freefoodtv 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@preshisify1]

Not one county, not one in the entire country, is affordable, not one, scotus April 22nd

[@danbroadhead72]

This is not even remotely a partisan issue. Nimbys are on both sides. It's more of a class based issue. Wealthy oeople don't want the poors anywhere near them. She is correct about many things here, but framing it as a blue state thing is disingenuous.

[@preshisify1]

Agreed, it's an artificial housing crisis, there are literally 25 units available for every 100 that need them, they are pulling a debeers playbook , besides blood diamonds, supply and demand.... So if 100 are fighting over 25 slots what do you think is going to happen?! Also they have inflated property values so high, that the owners are complaining about the property taxes

[@beef_trachea]

Heated blankets are a game changer. Why heat the whole house when you can heat hust your bed or wherever your lounging

[@Gargamel19]

Ahhh but they take up electricity see!! Lol. So you THINK your gaming the system but at the end of the month when the bill comes and wonder why it's higher, you'll know why lol. Love the idea though. I own a home and would love to be able to just use those for me and everyone in my house.

[@beef_trachea]

@@Gargamel19 I mean obviously it needs electricity but it's much less than trying to make all the air in your house cozy. I personally don't have ax or heating in my house and my legs don't heat up so a heated blanket is the best way to fall asleep since cold legs don't let me sleep

[@youbetyourwrasse]

Erm how do you do housework in a freezing house? Battery powered blanket? (Hey, that's an IDEA)

[@beef_trachea]

@@youbetyourwrasse there actually is a portable battery blanket but it's expensive. I mean when you get moving you get hot and take layers off. when you just sit or lay there you get real cold. So house work isn't a problem once you start moving

[@Gargamel19]

@@beef_trachea assuming your not at your average limit according to SDGE which I AM lol. Everyone in my house would have to have a blanket and there's four of us lol. Yes also moving around does absolutely help too. We also have a fireplace we can use but even when you close the flew to keep the cold air out, you can still kinda feel a draft lol.

[@armoredghost6180]

This guest is really good. You don’t hear this kind of detail from just anyone.

[@kristibrown1164]

the absolute best episode of your fantastic show ever. very informative

[@Enyuno916]

I’m an electrician. If you want to rewire a old home to modern electrical requirements a switch cost $80 instead of $5 to meet Title 24 requirements.

[@marilynnschroeder4436]

OMG, those fees are out of control!

[@saraz9017]

God bless this lady

[@akyak333]

this woman is fairly knowledgable, i'm impressed

[@JoRonnamo]

She’s a Democrat tho

[@oltskooler]

Like Germany. A 200k house gonna cost you 500k to build. All in the name of climate and regulations and permits.

[@sdraven9954]

I think you have the best guests. I appreciate that you let them talk without interrupting.

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[@VirtCam]

Its high time the United States regulates the out of control Legal system that is sue happy. I realize a whole bunch of people went to Law School and need to get an ROI on that but guess what,? America needs more engineers and less lawyers.

[@ChesterSm-ge1hb]

The court room is a Perpetual Motion Machine for lawyers

[@crimestoppers1877]

In California we had a small cafe built in 1935 that closed after it could not accommodate handicapped parking. The attorney who represents ONE alleged handicapped person flies a private jet all over California closing one old business at a time while enriching themselves.

[@ChesterSm-ge1hb]

@@crimestoppers1877 Yep’ that is exactly what court-room/law-suit attorney’s do. We live in the land of Lawyers, by the lawyers, for the lawyers, this is why ordinary folks, are unable to have anything nice.

[@crimestoppers1877]

@@ChesterSm-ge1hb Well the answer might be simpler than we thought? Tactfully eliminate ALL the lawyers? As the bard William Shakespeare declared ""Let's kill all the lawyers" a line from William Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2. The full quote is: "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers".[1] It is among Shakespeare's most famous lines.[2] I like the rack as a way to encourage attention and compliance. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWPZiWquo7JgmsU

[@crimestoppers1877]

@@ChesterSm-ge1hb I know, I work for these rats. They are big when it comes to promises but getting paid is like squeezing water out of a rock. When they don't pay I focus on them. They always pay later and hire me back at a higher hourly after I have been "fired" for complaining.

[@panfiloperez6685]

wow ! couldn´t stop watching the whole talk !!! great lady. hope things get better in califnornia

[@drew1928]

So many reasons why people are leaving California in droves. 🖕

[@Kokopellli]

Just found that I’m not subscribed to this channel. I know that I was always subscribed! KZbin silently unsubscribes people without notice!

[@CPsDad]

Thanks for this comment, same happened to me

[@TouchofDepth]

Same happened to me

[@TouchofDepth]

Same happened to me and my comments saying so seem to get deleted instantly

[@wasabiginger6993]

Me too!

[@mossyoakmom8880]

What’s Newsom doing with all this money?

[@Brandonmichaelc]

The State Government takes in all of the fees and taxes to pay it's administration class to manage all of the hand outs but most of the money pays all of these people that manage public programs and very little of it goes to the people who need the help. It's the biggest scam in the world. Take money from everyone everywhere they can get it and pay off their friends to manage public works programs in the name of helping the poor. Similar to non-profit charities keeping 90% of the money collected for "administration services".

[@Jantv81]

Feeding his own bank account. Corruption rains supreme only in California.

[@suekuan1540]

Canada, Vancouver municipaliies, is not far off . Jist fees for one little duplex.is $80k. So if a small lot wants to build 6 duplex homes on what was a single home lot, it is 6 x $80k for the city coffers.

[@HomeFreeinmySUV]

Please. Pleeeeze STOP making excuses for CORRUPTION, LOBBYISTS, RICO, STUPIDITY, IGNORANCE, LIES AND GREED..

[@timoshala8928]

They don't make excuses. At least I have not noticed.

[@aerodee79]

Its the homeowners who don't want any more housing built. So they vote for those who enact these laws under the guise of saving the environment.

[@milostea]

My cousin's family has lived in their home for about 20 years. He said that his prop taxes would double to $10K if he were to purchase an equivalent home in CA. So, he's not moving.

[@BuhodePiedra]

Because he’s not grandfathered in to prop 13. This is why they say exorbitant fees to new home owners aka younger people

[@oscarrmelchor]

Fee are aka taxation. What happened to taxation without representation??

[@khoward3748]

Excellent interview 👏. After watching this - game over. There is no hope left for this state. Politicians have screwed over the people into oblivion.

[@Auqua]

I am one of the old people. I have a house on a hill looking down at the Pacific Ocean in SF California. I bought in the 1990s and my property taxes are low and my mortgage is a low 3+% (I used the house as an ATM for kids’ private schools/colleges, etc. and refinanced). My house is old with fresh air coming in from the sea. No air conditioning necessary in my part of the Bay Area. Still have natural gas appliances. My housing fees are low. I couldn’t afford to buy my house today, much less to buy new housing here (none really exists that is comparable SFH). My wife and I are retiring soon and this is a great place to live bc it is cheap for us. Great medical facilities, restaurants, public transportation, and very walkable. In fact, it makes no sense to sell our house or move due to huge equity gains that exceed the $500k exclusion several times over. California taxes such gains as regular income. So I am a prisoner in paradise. 😢 All I can do is drive an hour to the wine country for lunch to assuage my grief and drown my tears in Cabernet.

[@aarons3695]

Talk to your CPA and Estate Planning Attorney NOW to make sure that you preserve 100% of that wealth for your children and family. Probably some form of a family trust with designated beneficiaries.

[@mikeward7290]

People expect to profit from homeownership, if you paid a mortgage for 20 years and didn’t profit, you might as well rented instead of purchasing a home.

[@victormoreno3810]

This was an amazing interview. California is fucked.

[@fergman300]

Wow..... What an amazing insight. She is awesome. This was like watching a TED Talks.

[@Gargamel19]

What an incredible episode!!! Yet again!!

[@preshisify1]

🏆

[@incredible3214]

I'm left speechless 🙊

[@mrgilmore6953]

The most obscene wealth transfer is taxing the middle class to give to the poor. It just keeps both classes poor.

[@916familyfun2]

Thank you for all of your videos I learned so much ⭐ 916 CA ⭐

[@KC-bz7eb]

After living there over 42 years and trying to buy a home for 15 years, I gave up and finally made the great escape last year. And Thank God I did, now I have a house which cost lesser than my rental back in CA. Safer and calm area, no more worries of criminals, illegals, and homeless encampment. And it's not only for black and brown that suffers inequality there are a lot of us so called Asians too, who lives in poverty. Much as they say want to build affordable housing, it does not help when new landlords or property managers scam the old tenants in order to kick them out of the housing so they can rebuild and have it rent out higher price. I am also the victim of this situation, lived there over 25 years never late on my rent, took care of the place and yet had to go through where the old landlord never fixed anything and was unhabitable, so before I could take her to court, she sold it made millions. And the new lord lied and I got tricked into moving out. So how does this help good tenants who are struggling day by day to survive and find and stay safe. No way to do, so I finally moved out of the state. And the best decision I have ever made.

[@importon]

But the weather and the surfing sucks probably

[@rsu1367]

California doesn't make it easy for landlords. They recently started to make you pull a permit to install a dishwasher in certain cities so the city government can make more money. They now want balcony inspections where if you have one balcony, a lot of contractors will charge you $6,000 for one balcony inspection. You have to hunt around to find decent prices. I've only found one contractor that charges a fair price for that. L.A. County was considering charging landlords up to $500 per unit per month on top of property taxes in RSO areas on top of property taxes. I think they backed down on charging them more. They have laws where tenants pets can destroy your rental unit so it makes it more and more expensive to landlords. They allowed bad tenants to pay nothing for around two years during covid so maybe some landlords passed some extra rent increases to those tenants who were honest and paid rent. The landlords had to pay property taxes and all other expenses regardless if the tenants paid rent or not. They make it legally more and more expensive to get rid of bad tenants so it is increasing the cost of being a landlord dramatically. If you have a property in a wild fire zone, I've known of people who are paying at least $5,000 more per year just to insure a property. I saw electricians double their fees in a two-year time frame. I've seen re-pipe companies charge about 40% more in a one year time frame. A lot of landlords want to leave California too. A lot of the rent control laws create a scarcity mindset in a landlords mind so I think that helps to increase rent. California stinks. A lot of rent control laws actually help the landlords that charge the most and hurt the landlords that charge the least.

[@tat2zz68]

Landlords taxes go up every year. They neey to pay th3 taxes and insanely high fees. When they do your rent goes up and nothing gets fixed. Dont blame the landlords. Blame the government.

[@JAP92]

where did you move too?

[@Pitogrande4022]

Thanks God they kick out probably you were 800 in rent and you waited 15 years to buy a house shame on you

[@user-vb8yf8be3l]

I am pricing out a house in silicon valley on 5 acres We applied for the permit 2 years ago and still don't have it It is santa clara county The house will cost about 800 a sq ft. which is about 1 million more than it would sell for. Ca is an evil state

[@elaineash1557]

The "tight" buildings Jennifer describes are allergy nightmares. "Sick building syndrome" is a thing and it starts with making a building "tight" so air from outside doesn't circulate. They are terrible for asthmatics and all children.

[@richardcathcart2952]

"Tight Buildings" = toxic air syndrome.

[@monkeyxiong1893]

My father bought a whole bunch of houses in California a while back and now he’s selling it. He makes millions of dollars from it. Thank you California for making my father‘s wealth possible.

[@bulldogfightingforfreedom]

Well, when the tax season comes … other than that, yes it’s a blessing

[@meghancass3187]

@@bulldogfightingforfreedom Well, I for one, would love to pay Warren Buffet's taxes. Because that would mean I had Warren Buffet's money! Hahaha! And as he says over and over again, he pays less, by percentage of income, than his secretary.

[@oberon1020]

This is great. Thanks for doing longform interviews on subjects that matter.

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[@eli709]

Okay. Reading all the unsubscribed comments thinking people are just loosing it. Then I myself realized I was not a sub which isn’t right. Been a consumer of the channel a long time. Sorry guys you are totally right.

[@AKAAAK]

I'll be avoiding all those fees and taxes in CA simply by moving out of the country, not just leaving CA......I'll be dropping my taxes/fees by 90%

[@Valhalla_Heathen]

Amazing!

[@alfred1535]

Please don't leave

[@AKAAAK]

@alfred1535 You stay and keep wasting your tax dollars. I worked too hard for my money while your government throws it away......you keep doing you

[@freefoodtv]

@@alfred1535no its better. Runnnnn

[@mossyoakmom8880]

@@AKAAAKwhere are you going?

[@robmari497]

Bought a CA house built in 2020, and the property tax is DOUBLE for the first 30 yrs .

[@-mary394]

In 2024, new law implemented that after you sell or change name on deed, the property will be reassess. (Limited exceptions). Another way to steal money from new owners.

[@ClarisNdoroRealEstate]

Sell it, have good equity, and move to Las Vegas.

[@dawnreneegmail]

@@ClarisNdoroRealEstate better hope your power grid doesn't die toots.

[@tinoestrada6825]

Is Gentrification and is all over the glove not only California . Investors are making so much money having people on the street. Real state investor should slow down or we will see more homeless .

[@lljl5310]

Great content!!! Very informative!!! Thank you both and the crew for putting this together to wake up the people!!! 👍

[@angelamore]

I wish schools in California would open the windows in the spring instead of keeping the windows closed and blasting the AC at 64 degrees.

[@JJ-no1youno]

It’s unfortunate that my family of 4 cannot afford our 1st home in CA. My husband & I are born & raised in southern CA & make a low 6fig. income combined & cannot afford to buy here 😢

[@ClarisNdoroRealEstate]

Come and buy in Las Vegas. I will help you find one.

[@billhammett174]

Brilliant analysis. Thank you...

[@user-ze9li5nj7k]

Bravo 👏👏 well said

[@stevosworld4896]

Better off to leave. California has already failed. Lost cause.

[@importon]

yes, leave and sell my your property

[@stevosworld4896]

@@importon Your late to the party I did that long go and now retired with lots of cash flow.

[@stevosworld4896]

Thank you California. All my friends investing is going out of California into red states and other countries. California has lost and doesn't even know it. It's gonna be a bunch of old crusty oligarchs with brown and black peasants they deliberately keep that way. 😆

[@importon]

@@stevosworld4896 my hero

[@youbetyourwrasse]

Nice try, but you ain't getting me to sell my Beach House on the cliffs in Corona del Mar :D

[@KellyWalsh-rf1gu]

Great guest…. Very informative .

[@916familyfun2]

Today is my birthday I'm so Happy 🥳

[@Valhalla_Heathen]

Happy B-Day, wish you all the best! 🎉

[@garthtagge3526]

Thanks Newsome!!

[@nothanks81]

Lawyers and politicians... 😂😂😂 still the worst people on earth.

[@CC-kl4nh]

It has skyrocketed all around the country!!!

[@LuisFlores-xw1zt]

I love this lady ❤

[@alexstavrianopoulos7385]

What she is talking about out with the “air tight” home is called “net zero.” All new homes in california are required to reach a specific range of leakage so they can recycle interior air to reduce costs. It is an added expense when building homes because you pretty much have to foam seal every crack in the house and rubber seal your basement, etc.

[@Matt90541]

Insulation and air tightness requirements aren't unique to California, they've changed and been updated in every state that I know of. They should take a look at the strict regulations that enforce zoning in California that limit the housing supply. It's simple supply and demand/supply side economics which I thought this channel promotes...but I looks like they don't apply that principle to one of humans most basic needs - shelter - most speakers on this channel want to restrict the housing supply. This video is misleading to say the least.

[@sheepishmclemmingston5550]

This is a MASSIVE problem for health concerns. A tightly sealed home also prevents fumes from vacating the home or structure from building materials like carpet, composite wood products and your Corian countertops to your couch, mattress and recliner off-gassing after installation or placement in the building (releasing gasses from the synthetics used to manufacture the materials) this is one of the issues that create the phenomenon of MANY indoor air qualities being MUCH more toxic than outside air quality even sometimes in regions with moderate to poor outside air quality. Also, tightly sealed structures have resulted in a HUGE uptick in Mold and Mildew issues (most notably BLACK MOLD infestations) as well as a return of different bacterial illnesses like Legionairs Disease, as the guest noted in her interview.

[@alexstavrianopoulos7385]

@@Matt90541 zoning laws do restrict development, however, she is correct that building in California is very expensive.

[@alexstavrianopoulos7385]

@@sheepishmclemmingston5550 never considered that, it does take about 6 months for interior latex paints approved for use in California to cure, which releases VOC gasses in the meantime.

[@zenderfall]

What basement? CA homes have basements?

[@williamlockard8191]

All from a State who continues to remind one to watch A/C and Heating use, to keep from putting undue stress on the grid, and then offers one taxpayer funded subsidies to purchase an EV, thereby increasing the stress on the grid. You simply can’t make this stuff up.

[@tazg349]

I. Watching this video makes me feel grateful where we live which is in rural southern Indiana. We moved from the north of the state for our retirement 14 years ago and nothing much changed when it comes to affordability like housing, food, transportation, employment opportunities, and quality of life like low crime , community spirit, and health outcomes. Even my son who after graduating from business school and started working in Chicago’s business district decided to join us for better life work balance. He used to play ultimate but now he’s an avid disc golf player because we’re surrounded by golf and disc golf parks in the counties in the south. He thinks where we are is the best kept secret to live and let live. Watching CA disintegrate as described here especially with its quality of life due to untenably high cost of living is like watching a horror movie without any ending.

[@ronnythompson9115]

Liberals are very liberal with fees. Time for people who vote blue to take the red pill.

[@maryclebeau]

Great guest, very smart person. 👏😎🏠

[@maryclebeau]

It comes down to GREED! 😮

[@jdtravels5140]

Taxes, regulations, and government pensions. It's why I left the state.

[@kirannnnnn]

We should replace New Some with Three Some

[@benmartinez8443]

I bought a home in CA in 2008 and now have $400k in equity.

[@splithoof9567]

She says “don’t leave”….her party of democrats, through many laws aimed at folks like myself, is forcing us to leave.

[@empirestate8791]

You should read California YIMBY's new policy platform. They talk a lot about how environmental regulations are increasing housing costs. They also point out that requiring developers to build subsidized housing actually increases housing costs because many projects can't get built as a result of these affordable housing requirements.

[@erics3101]

Please give Rosa Koire a shout out because she talked about agenda 21 and 30 and you are right on point. 💯❤

[@erichiguchi1927]

The CA State Senate has passed some extremely pro housing laws (please refer to @CaliforniaInsiders interview with Amy Kalish), but wielding these pro housing laws trigger prevailing (union) wage requirements. The increase in construction costs due to prevailing wage requirements is equal to or, more often, greater than impact fees.

[@BuhodePiedra]

And those workers still can’t even dream of being able to own a home near were they work with those wages

[@bobstuerke7993]

Great explanation of the problem. However, I don't see the solution as long as those in power remain in power. Mailing ballots to every household in the state guarantees they will remain in power.

[@-mary394]

Some foreigners with children, collecting welfare benefits for them have moved back to their homeland. California ballots are mailed to them in a foreign country. They vote democrat to continue receiving welfare benefits for their children and in some cases for themselves.

[@bubbajones4522]

It's called socialism.

[@nate4fish]

Great conversation, I enjoyed the perspective

[@CaliforniaInsider-com]

So glad!😊 Pls Join our CA Insider newsletter: bit.ly/Cainsidernews

[@Tesfas]

Rampant corruption, mismanagement and lack of accountability. The state has gone from $100billion budget surplus in 2021 to multibillion deficit in 2024. Rise in crime, high cost of living, strict regulations are forcing businesses to close or relocate. Yet officials continue to spend like there is no problem. Voters need to stop blindly voting down party lines and demand accountability from local and state officials. @California Insider: Thanks for another informative video.

[@Enyuno916]

FEMA just moved the flood zone in my neighborhood that was built in the 1970’s and has never had a problem with flooding. Now they require me to get flood insurance. My property is 3’ higher than the rest of my neighborhood and will cost me $1800 to prove I’m not in the flood zone or $1600 a year for insurance

[@dawnreneegmail]

wow... well the folks who got flash flooded in San Diego wish they had something, however there's a cap on that coverage too.

[@ascension6142]

You get what you vote for 👌🏿🇺🇸

[@JB-yq9bn]

Just because the climate allows for Windows to be open and close doesn't mean zoning allows it. For instance my house, they built a park across the street and allow it to go until 10:00 at night . The amount of noise whistles yelling people walking down our street screaming is so loud that there is basically from 4:30 a.m. when they bang the dumpsters and start with leaf blowers until 10:00 at night you cannot open Windows because of the noise

[@brigette3004]

May 31 is my last day in California. I’m so happy to be leaving.

[@norahjaneeast5450]

Pacific Northwest gas tore out old drywall completely remodeled called A Greener building the only problem was that wasn't a 20 year old building whatever it cost to tear that building apart on 1st Street between Flanders and Gleason Street I had a similar experience I talked to a younger person who was attached to some construction project they were out the the corners I asked him why he said they were going to make them handicapped accessorized as he said that he looked over there and seen that they were about ready to tear out like 10 or 20 year old curbs that have been ready for wheelchairs but they decided they wanted to have some sort of little yellow raised area whatever which all of those things have failed apparently anyway Portland Bureau of Transportation doesn't seem too concerned about the streets like everyone that works there kind of wants to like set up Road diets two lanes both ways known let's put a big bicycle lane both ways take out a Lane of traffic going both ways

[@user-tw3kr9if1f]

You must also include our political leadership, And influx of new residents, despite stated population numbers It's obvious their are a lot more people here .

[@eli_skates10]

Think about the unintended consequences of insurers providing property coverage that will cover all these shenanigans and it provides context for the mass insurance exodus.

[@DelMarSteeler]

Awesome interview, As pack for my move next Saturday, out of Del Mar, CA after 19 years. I have had enough🤷🏻‍♂️

[@dawnreneegmail]

sorry to see you go, you'll be hard pressed to find better... where ya headed (Vista here)?

[@CaliforniaInsider-com]

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[@anthonygermano9363]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Another Great Interview. Love this channel!!!

[@TakingTurf]

44:42: Based upon the evidence, why would you think they really want to solve the problem? Was the question posited really ... not ... on ... point? Further, "They only know how to make things more expensive..." So, in other words, the very intelligent people have no idea what is going on and it's all just an innocent oversight. Really? What do you think, Spanky? "Thsomething thsounds thfishy!" Thank you, Spanky. BTW: Great insights and information presented by the Guest and CI. Also: If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, let's just call it a duck, shall we? AND: It's God against the gods and the nations against Israel. "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers an principalities over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places." - Ephesians 6:12 Proverbs 22:16 "Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty." Proverbs 22:22-23 "Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate, for the Lord will plead their cause and rob of life those who rob them." Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money." Proverbs 14:31 "Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him." Proverbs 19:17 "Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed." Ezekiel 22:29 "The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy, and have extorted from the sojourner without justice."

[@user-vb8yf8be3l]

Cut property tax by 1/2

[@Derpsickle]

Abolish it for residential plots.

[@bubbajones4522]

I hear you asking your owner to loosen your chains by half.

[@jn1ty]

This happens a lot in many states. Florida has a housing crisis as well.

[@joanndavis4843]

So the government got caught double dipping in that lawsuit. The accused will just figure out another fee, another tax and cross fingers nobody gets the wiser like they did this time. This lady mentioned a home remodel example. At least the homeowner gets a contract with itemized costs for materials and labor. Why does the government just get to make up any number that sounds good in committees then just say it's because to anyone who asks why? No taxation without representation used to be a thing. We're all so used to hands in our pockets we don't even bother to notice it anymore. Except for in this case, that is.

[@pedroramires5049]

Great information Jennifer Hernandez. . How much do you charge for ur service

[@joeguzman3558]

Insane politicians Insane results

[@crimestoppers1877]

This information supports the idea of not building in California incorporated cities. It also supports the idea of buying a California preexisting house so remodeling and upgrading to a larger more useful house can be built since junk development fees have already been paid.