[quote=no_such_reality]Please enlighten us as to whom you think all those state of the art tract homes were built for in the 70s, 80s, and 90s?[/quote]
NSR, if this question is directed at me, I can tell you that SFRs of this era were not “state of the art.” They were built with linoleum, formica counters, t-lock shingle and wood roofs, wood garage doors (until the early nineties) and had mostly cheap carpeting installed throughout.
In addition, there were far fewer subdivisions built, they were much smaller subdivisions and were built 3-6 homes to an acre. The “master planned community” concept with thousands of units (8-18 SFRs to an acre) did not take hold in SD County until 1987 …. AFTER the first CFDs were formed in Eastlake Shores (Chula Vista). By that time, the boomers were in their mid-late 30’s and most already owned a home (most boomers married young and bought their first home in their early to late 20’s). There were only 2-3 “work centers” in the county and most workers commuted no more than 30-35 mins to/from work.
All cities in SD County, plus SD County should have issued building moratoriums in 1992, after all the land was developed which was within CFD’s formed after the Mello Roos Community Facilities Act was passed in 1982. Our quality of life would have been so much better for it. Other jurisdictions (examples: NorCal, Oregon, Washington cities/counties and Boulder, CO) who have managed to enact permanent residential building moratoriums before the horse escaped out the barn door can still offer their residents a fabulous quality of life today. We can’t because we are bulging with people, creating a big headache every day for the worker bee, especially. We have only our esteemed leaders (past and present) to thank for this. They have sold out America’s Finest City (and surrounds) to Big Development due to their own greed. It ended up getting them nowhere because their sphere of influence (number of employees “under” them) is actually LESS today than it was in 2001!
