|
CA Counties |
Jobs : House 1997 |
New Jobs :
New Housing
1984-2000 from the Briefing
Book |
| San Bernardino |
0.9 : 1 |
2.9 : 1 |
| Sacramento |
1.3 : 1 |
3.2 : 1 |
| Orange |
1.5 : 1 |
4.7 : 1 |
| San Diego |
1 : 1 |
5.4 : 1 |
| Alameda |
1.2 : 1 |
5.4 : 1 |
| Santa Clara |
1.8 : 1 |
8.6 : 1 |
| Los Angeles |
1.3 : 1 |
9.4 : 1 |
| San Mateo |
1.3 : 1 |
10.8 : 1 |
| San Francisco |
1.6 : 1 |
15.8 : 1 |
|
Our California Politicians voted on
Infill housing throughout the state based on the following ratio:- the
change in jobs (new jobs) to the change in
housing (new housing) from 1984 to 2000. See table opposite. - As provided in the Smart
Growth Caucus Briefing Book.
What was not in this
briefing was the final ratio of the number of jobs to
houses (opposite). For
1997 (the latest record). A ratio
of 1.4 jobs to 1 house would be considered Balanced.
So in fact California has a healthy, balanced Jobs
to Housing Ratio of 1.2 to 1, despite what our politicians have
been told.
That
is 12,912,530 to 11,041,716
see tables on this page:- Growth in Nonfarm
Jobs, 1990-1997 versus Growth in Occupied
Housing Units, 1990-1997
In fact in California between
1990-97 Jobs increased +4.2%
but Houses +6.4%
(see tables below) both lagging population growth at 9.8%, mind you.
Time to Ask
our Politicians to re-examine the data and
let market forces and public demand govern the
TYPE of housing development and repeal the "Infill" Housing
Bills burdening all our cities' general plans. Especially in this unpredicted time of recession. (Every city's General Plan is forced
to include a state mandated quota of new housing)
Assembly
members
Senators |
