Open Letter to Bay Area Billionaires Concerned About Astronomical Housing Prices For Workers
Concern Over Bay Area Housing Prices for Workers
Hi there! I'm Matt Smith. The author of I AM APPLICANT. A book detailing a from-the heart account of our family’s seven year odyssey in renovating and moving into our new home in Sausalito, California. I never knew about the housing crisis in the USA, until we purchased our new property and came face to face with endless bureaucracy. Finally, after seven years, we were only able to live in our home. Having lived through the experience of a enacting a significant remodel in Marin County, California, I have seen first hand the many challenges that a sponsor of a Proposed Project must overcome. Using data-driven approaches, this book delves into the specific aspects of the Design Review and Building Department reviews of proposed new development that are failing. Or, not working as they were intended, and adding to the significant costs of building new homes in this state.
Concern Over Bay Area Housing Prices for Workers
We didn’t intend to undertake a construction project that would last seven years. Yet, here we are . . .
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