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Andres Duany: Living Small

  • Politics
November 1, 2012June 7, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

In the same USA Today 30 years special in which Marc Andreessen gave his dire warning in my last post, Andres Duany, not a man of the left, talks about the urban future.  Global warming will not be prevented, he […]

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Tea Party Advocates Big Government?

  • Politics
September 24, 2012July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Because the quote I want to use is from a comment on Lisa Hymas’ post at Grist.org that is way down toward the bottom, and because I mainly want to respond to that comment, I will quote it here in […]

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Agriculture in the ‘burbs and exurbs’

  • Economics
February 11, 2012July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Looks like the plummeting housing market has given a new lease of life to agriculture in the ‘burbs and exurbs.’ Related: “U.S. Farmers Reclaim Land From Developers,” by Robbie Whelan at The Wall Street Journal

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The Suburban Paradox

  • Culture
January 17, 2012July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The attached article criticizes the effect of ‘greenbelts’ in Britain, and calls for ‘green patches’ instead of ‘green belts.’  The paradox is that a lot of what people move out to the suburbs for is precisely what these anti-suburban NIMBYs […]

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‘The End’ of Redevelopment Agencies

  • California
December 30, 2011July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The best news of a rather dreary year. Redevelopment has done a few good things, like gaslamps, but they could as easily be done through Business Improvement Districts or the city treasuries, which are more directly accountable to the electorate. […]

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Will Riverside, Fresno, and Bakersfield Become Civilized?

  • California
December 15, 2011July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Joel Kotkin and William Frey, in an article written before the crash, speculate that as Coastal California prices itself out of the market, Inland California may become a more civilized and upscale region.  In fact, the crash and the wave […]

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Suburbs Up, Exurbs Down: California in 2010-11

  • Politics
December 10, 2011June 7, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I had the fortune recently to stumble on the California Department of Finance’s estimates of population change in California during the period July 1, 2010 – July 1- 2011. This is distinct from the Federal census, which tried to establish […]

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‘Smart Growth’ or Housing Opportunity

  • Politics
October 30, 2011July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

John Crawford, of Sierra Madre, misunderstands the proper purpose of SB 375.  Yes, it is a form of social engineering, but so are the existing policies in those towns forbidding high density housing.  Yes, it is mistaken if it is trying […]

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A $300 Idea That is Priceless

  • California
May 13, 2011July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

$300 for the house, and, here in California, $1,999,700 for the land it occupies. There’s the real problem. Related: “A $300 idea that is priceless”  by The Economist  

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Will Riverside, Fresno, and Bakersfield Become Civilized?

  • California
April 21, 2011July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Joel Kotkin and William Frey, in their article “The Third California,” speculate that as Coastal California prices itself out of the market, Inland California may become a more civilized and upscale region.  In fact, the crash and the wave of foreclosures hit […]

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