With Prop 13 and zoning restrictions, "sell to an upzoner" is essentially off the table.
Also an old couple who have been renting since the 70s could be evicted until state-wide rent control was passed this year. No one cared about them this whole time.
It's also not clear what things like commercial properties or family farms have to do with "keeping old people in their homes". All these are covered under Prop 13.
> Don't conflate Prop 13 and SB50.
The existence of Prop 13 has created a large class of voters opposed to rationalizing zoning laws - such as by SB50. It benefits these people to restrict housing supply, and Prop 13 ensures they don't pay the cost. Prop 13 is one of the root causes of all of California's housing supply issues.
The re-election rate of incumbents in California state senate districts approaches 100%. Getting into office in a district of a million people is about money, nothing else.
So the politician is getting re-elected even if they vote entirely contrary to their constituents' wishes? That's a bold claim.
The voters matter less than you think, largely because in these huge districts there will be an incredibly diverse range of opinions. Short of ordering troops to come in and murder people in broad daylight, getting such a huge number of people to coalesce around any single anything almost never happens.
The noob faces a double whammy, he needs to put a lot of money for the house and he has to pay a higher tax rate (and he has to live there because his livelihood depends on it). The established has an incredible investment in his home with a big market value giving him many options.
The rest of the world manages without Prop 13.
That's what people moving into Sunnyvale California in 2020 are paying.
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