Decades-long plan to build homes at Concord Naval Weapons Station falls through 

Probably some dangerous chemicals buried in there too. Shouldn't be any extra radiation unless they exploded ordinances containing depleted uranium, which is possible. Site can made very safe assuming the developer doesn't cheap out and cut corners. My view is they should leave the land mostly undeveloped. Convert into public space and nature preserve.

@@ronbennett7885 A lot of the chemicals will be cleared out when the undetonated bombs go off💥. But I think their naming the development "Chernobyl Estates" is something of a tip off.

unlimited water too

Don’t case a jump 💥

Would be a better idea than destroying the land for more housing when there isn't even enough water to go around now.

Uhhhm YOU ARE THE "Government ", lol.

Intentional, not incompetence. A lot of people got rich and never delivered.

There's a water shortage too that water to go to those 10k more houses will magically appear.

@@Ap_twsh most water goes to farms There is shortage of housing

you're giving the buyers too much credit.

New homes are starting to use less grass and more desert plants, bark and rocks to decorate the yards. They also seem to be building new homes in CA with solar panels to reduce the draw on the grid… but yes, of course these things are still obviously a concern, especially for what.. 40k additional homes?

Oh Christ on a Cracker. The "Right Amount", the "Right Politicians" are WHO you picked. Suck it up,lol Crying afyer your kin, family, friends, YOU in charge put these Elected folks in place? Dont pretend you, your parents, the communities you grew up in,,get a Pass,lol.

That’s exactly why they won’t build. These officials have a vested stake in keeping housing prices high.

I agree with your comment and the benefits of building homes. That brings up a question.... If you had a product that has a price through the roof, why would you deliberately make less of it? Seems contrary to the rules of capitalism, doesn't it?

@@HiThisIsMine 👉🏆👈

Since he mentioned the increased tax revenue… one house plot worth 2mil brings in 20K+ in property taxes a year. Increase supply and lower demand, you bring the house prices down and create a competitive market. Now it will take multiple house plots to create that same tax revenue. More land to create the same revenue. Higher income households also spend more money for food, restaurants, furniture, shopping, cars, more local investments, income tax, etc. Higher income households can afford to keep their house/yard manicured which further increases property value. Increasing the population definitely does not increase the economy. India is by far one of the most populous countries, yet they are also one of the poorest.. by population. Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria.. all at the top of the list in population… yet they have sh!t economies.

@Hi It's Me i think you have some good points but i think you are thinking very near time and not about future planning also are missing geological context of the area. I think we need to house more people in general. That is more important then not building. Someone like myself have lived in the area my whole life and will have no chance to buy a house if nothing is done. I think that having more housing will help people like myself. As for the higher income people, this will not displace them from their normal locations like San ramon, Dublin, Rockridge, and other rich areas. This would mostly benefit people like myself and my fiance. We both make a decent living but we can not afford a 3 bedroom house for a half million. Like it's possible, but not the most economical for us and many like ourselves. We are basically stuck to the renters class spending 2200 for a 620 square feet apartment. Just simply increasing the supply will help people like myself move out of an apartment, obtain a potential investment vehicle while freeing up more space in apartment to help drop the pricing for others around me or free up some space for a under generation of people just trying to make it. For your tax argument I think you are mostly right Yes it would maybe lower the amount of property tax for the area, but the amount of income tax and sales tax and then the new property tax will mostly be beneficial. Yes you did bring up those countries, but what they are missing is the infrastructure to be able to have an successful economy. We are in one of the most boastful and richest economies in the world. (Yes, I know about the tech layoffs, but this is temporary) we have the work for the population and most of the local infrastructure. Not building houses will be a determent to the future of the area. Building housing is all around benefit to our growing generation instead of keeping the status quo.

Their "Heels" Are Your Heels. Why do participants on free public social n in real life Refer to the Ones YOU DIRECTLY ELECTED year after year,decade after decade ,Admin after Admin,,, get Labeled as Screwing you over? When you put them jn Elected Office. Or WORSE ,,were to lazy in the real world? To fight to Not get these individuals Elected? But DAMN if you all arent consistently LOUD on Free n Easy public Social Media. Whining,lol.

@@alphaomega5909 And you don't think that 20 plus years isn't dragging your feet. Progress in motion I guess to you. Shoot is it so hard to do something with the property. Even the bunkers could be used for something. They did in Benicia.

Nice blathering Word Salad You Did Nor write, compose nor ponder on. Or intelectually comphrehend. BWWWWAHAHA.

I love the way that you write. I especially love that you used the word malfeasance with a completely straight face

apparently short term gains are more important, than overpopulating and destroying the environment and putting more pressure on a water crisis that is at its limits.

Sustainable on what metric? If you’re talking about carbon emissions, then forcing 40,000 people to live even further away simply makes the carbon emissions issue worse. Sustainable in terms of conservation? We have a gigantic land use here that is not being used for nature or agriculture. If you don’t build anything here, then they will build by tearing down natural and agricultural space instead. Seriously, tell us what you actually mean by “sustainability”, because it sounds like you’re just throwing a word out there without actually putting any thought into it.

And WHAT? Leave California to be returned to a Mother Nature pristine, no humans stretch of America? Okay. Whats your plan fir the MILLIONS living there? Our Americas necessity to grow food on this land. Have our nation protected by the 1000s of miles if shoreline, bays, etc. Again a necessity to fishing, feeding of Americans. WTF are you suggesting,lol.

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@@kerrylondon8631 too much cold and snow. I like my 50-70 degree weather all year round.

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@@kerrylondon8631 I'll put my Grand Haven township, Lake Michigan living over yours Kerry. 😉 National Coast Guard Festival to up north festivals, plus any performer you're interested in. At great indoor to outdoor venues. Come visit.😁