AS the same OF CALIFORNIA'S BIGGEST...

AS the same OF CALIFORNIA'S BIGGEST crises, housing is an worthy of great praise metaphor for understanding how our state came to be paralyzed with constant emergencies--and with what intent we tolerated it for in this way long.

The housing crisis began to ulcerate in California when we convinced ourselves that we could have it as well-as; not only-but also; not only-but; not alone-but ways: On the one hand, we could stop building housing (and declare that a victory for the environment)--and, upon the other, we could still have dooms of homes for everyone.

We also convinced ourselves that we could stop strange roads--yet not have more traffic vexed questions

These ...