Comments on: San Jose ‘Opportunity Housing’ Plan Creates Growth Nightmare

By: John Galt

John Galt — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 19:55:57 +0000

Hugh Biquitous, Well said.

By: Hugh Biquitous

Hugh Biquitous — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:59:38 +0000

has anyone noticed that the more”affordable” housing that gets built the need for such increases?

there will never be enough affordable housing. Why?
the entire world has a housing shortage. Notice the immense migrations of people moving from one area to another. they need housing. we are asked to house the 200,000/mo Southern border crossers. Next, it will be Afghan refugees. We will be asked to house them, all the while we have homeless, mentally ill, drug-addicted and vets living on the streets.

I don’t know what the answer is but building more “affordable” housing only draws more people seeking housing. We are on a hamster housing wheel – chasing something that is un-attainable. Politicans only accelerate the problem gouging out more taxes for “new solutions” that enhance their
appeal while cheapening life for everyone else by cramming people into tighter spaces, ie. “opportunity”, “affordable” re-zoning from R-1, etc

By: David S. Wall

David S. Wall — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 23:48:14 +0000

I wrote a comment to this article but, the ‘cancel culture’ at SJI quashed my response.

David S. Wall

By: Jose Smith

Jose Smith — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:26:16 +0000

There’s so much San Jose could be doing better. I’m sure every city thinks that for their own account. Whether it’s updating sprinkler systems to keep the parks looking nice, proposed housing plans (that work), or something else. I just hope everything gets better.

By: John Galt

John Galt — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 22:02:35 +0000

I’m happy that there are at least a few folks on our city council who can see the folly of this “opportunity housing” nonsense. So thanks Matt Mahan.
That said though let’s quit characterizing the housing market here as a “crisis”. That way we can quit continually reacting in panic mode and our grandstanding politicians can stop running around like headless chickens.

By: Arnold J Gutierrez

Arnold J Gutierrez — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:54:41 +0000

If the proposal is to create Village Plans for the rest of the 55 Urban Village Areas which don’t have a plan, this proposal makes way more sense than opportunity housing.
Besides design standards, the Village Plans need to include new and appropriate zoning and development standards such as transitioning building height away from single family residential zones and maintaining sufficient property line set backs. There is plenty of building space in the 68 urban village areas to solve our housing and affordable housing problems without ruining our single family neighborhoods.