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My other favorite George Lucas property development anecdote is that when Marin County refused to allow him to expand the Skywalker Ranch, he threatened to deploy weaponized "low-income" (80% of median) housing against his uber progressive neighbors.

Truly, real estate brings out the worst in man.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/1...

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Actually that seems like a great idea. I can't think of many communities that need moderate-income housing more than Marin County does.

> Income requirements could be set so eligible residents had to make less than 80 percent of the area’s median income, the paper reported. The median household income for Marin County is $90,839

> “We got letters saying, ‘You guys are going to get what you deserve. You’re going to bring drug dealers, all this crime and lowlife in here,’”

This, along with the labeling of people living in a household making [$90k*80% = $72k] as "low income," makes it incredibly difficult for me to read this with a straight face.

> [$90k80% = $72k] as "low income," makes it incredibly difficult for me to read this with a straight face.

A household* making $72k in Marin County could very easily spend half their income or more on rent (depending on the size of the household and the dwelling they need) and likely would be living paycheck to paycheck. That's life for many in the Bay Area.

When rent is well over half your post tax income, it's low income there.

Not sure what you think "progressive" means.

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