[Lancey Howard]

"There's not a lot of incentive for cities to build houses...."What does this mean?
I am in Pennsylvania and things work differently here. In Pennsylvania, homes are built by builders who develop parcels of land and then sell these newly constructed homes to homebuyers.

Representatives of nearly 5,000 California urban, environmental and transportation planners...

Bury these sick scumbags - - do not give them an inch.
I recommend keeping them busy with lawsuits.

[John Jorsett]

"There's not a lot of incentive for cities to build houses...."What does this mean?

The state essentially confiscates all property tax revenue in California and then gives *some* of it back. Therefore municipalities and counties have a bias toward land being used for retail establishments because those businesses generate sales taxes, which these governments get to keep.