I'm sure Kalifornistan's Yuppie population will love mixing with them, and I suspect it won't be long before the low life trashes all of the common areas. Plus once the CIty government decides that there will be a moratorium on evections because the wind is blowing from the left, Newsom's hair gel supply ran out, etc. Costco will be hemorrhaging money
Yes, that will be interesting.
I went law school at Costco.
i think you summed up all the relevant factors and likely outcome quite nicely ...
The affordable housing requirement is just a tax on building new apartments. What would happen to the price of gas if gas stations were required to give away 20% of their gas at below market prices to poor people?
And yet leftists think this will reduce the cost of housing.
Costco Executive Meeting...
CEO: We’re getting killed in California with shoplifting! We’ve got no choice but to close stores.
CFO: We’ll take a beating on the drop in revenue - such as it is with California - and on our ROA.
CEO: Any ideas from the group?
COO: If you can’t beat them, join them. Convert stores to low income housing. We eliminate the shoplifting and we get guaranteed revenue from the state, to include reimbursements for any damages done by the lowlifes.
So if the criminals live on top of a Costco, is it easier to steal from the Costco or a deterrent?
A housing activist in the article jokingly called it a “Costco prison”. That’s probably what’s really coming next.
YOU will be robbed Blind, COSTCO! REMEMBER, Kamala made it possible to STEAL $950.00 at a time!!
The rendering makes it look like a great place to live; walls of greenery and low cost.
Just talking about it is masterful marketing for the Costco brand.
May never be built but it is great marketing of aspirations. Costco really cares about me!
If COSTCO allows people to self select ‘neighborhoods’ to live at (within the mega-structure) this just might work. Imitate the natural selection process of a free and healthy community.
If people are placed ‘first come first served’ it’ll fail.
I’m sure we will all love living in a 15 minute village.
Section 8 is a whole different story. These are housing units where the occupants are so limited and/or defective that the U.S. government pays the rent. It’s rare for Section 8 housing to be mixed in with market-rare housing — because the tenants are often comparable to zoo animals. A typical Section 8 scenario involves a multi-family house or an entire housing project where every occupant is getting Section 8 support.
This is not going to end well. There are a number of Wall Street hedge funds buying up housing to turn Americans into renters. Costco is just getting in on the same act. Its going to actually drive-up housing prices.
Costco’s hard to beat deals can’t be all that great, if they have share holder value to throw at social engineering / community activism. I looked at their NASDAQ page, while they pay a dividend the dividend as a percentage of stock price is pathetic. Maybe they could work on that.
Where will the MJ/Meth/Heroin/Fentanyl concession be located? How much is set aside for the “homeless”?
Depends on the management of the housing. The housing authority over in my county does not put up with Riff raff in the low-income housing it manages.
These plans seem fun.
Have they factored in maintenance, water and electric, and the removal of rubbish and poo?
I agree.
Unless they are very careful about who they let in it’s going to be a disaster.
Answer their most recent decision to put all Costco rotisserie chickens in a bag so they can leak in our cars, this is my response:
**Costco’s New Rotisserie Chicken Packaging: A Bold Statement in the Battle for Greasy Dominance**
In a move that has left many Costco members scratching their heads—and wiping their car seats—Costco has recently decided to replace the beloved plastic clamshell for its iconic rotisserie chickens with something far more avant-garde: a plastic bag that leaks in every imaginable environment. Whether it’s your Costco shopping cart, the pristine backseat of your car, or—heaven forbid—the front seat of your weekend cruiser, these new plastic bags are revolutionizing what it means to transport poultry.
It seems the team at Costco was tired of the mundane and predictable nature of the clamshell, a packaging choice that—let’s be honest—was just a little too functional. In what can only be described as a genius move, they’ve managed to capture the essence of chaos and surprise, turning the simple act of bringing home a chicken into an adventure that leaves a lasting impression—quite literally—on your upholstery.
Costco insiders reveal that this decision was not made lightly. In fact, it’s rumored that the new board members, recently voted in, had one primary goal: to show America who’s really in power. Forget those discounted Kirkland jeans and bland T-shirts—true power, it seems, lies in your ability to sport a greasy stain on your front seat, a stain that says, “I shop at Costco, and I’m proud of it.” Because nothing screams “in and chic” quite like the sight of a rotisserie chicken oil slick that forces your friends to take the backseat of your Mercedes Benz.
The brilliance of this packaging change is that it’s more than just a nod to the unpredictability of life—it’s a strategic move in social engineering. Now, instead of the awkward silence that often accompanies a long drive, you get to enjoy the frantic shuffle of your passengers as they avoid the expanding grease blotch. It’s a conversation starter, an icebreaker, and a lesson in the perils of high-volume shopping all rolled into one.
But not everyone is on board with this bold new direction. Some Costco members are wondering if the time has come to take action. Should we, as proud American Costco members and stockholders, vote these new board members out of their positions? After all, this is about more than just poultry packaging—it’s about protecting our seats from stains that even the most powerful cleaning products struggle to remove.
As the debate rages on, one thing is clear: Costco has made its mark, not just on our hearts, but on our cars as well. And in the end, isn’t that what really matters?
I wonder how all those prefab structures will handle an earthquake. That’s a lot of people huddled together in one place if the big one hits.