San Diego population increase

[Alex_angel]

On the front page of the UT this morning is an article about population increase and how San Diego is projected to go from 2.5 million to 4.5 million people in the next 40 years. I had to laugh out loud. I wonder where these other 2 million people plan on living and where they will get the money from. I can only imaging how well the 4 lane 5 freeway would handle this.

A funny quote from the mayor is that he is going to make changes to current infrastructure to ensure San Diego is ready. lol.

I say get rid of the swamp in Del Mar, get rid of the canyon in Carmel Valley and build high rises there to accomodate the 2 million new people about to converge on our city.

[Bugs]

I think that the State of California is going to convert to Spanish as the official language of government. Now would probably be a good time to start brushing up on survival phrases, like “ALTO” so that you can recognize a stop sign when you see it.

Look at the bright side. I’d much rather learn Spanish and figure out how much I should be paying in mordida than have to learn Arabic and make my (4) wives wear veils.

[Bugs]

I think that the State of California is going to convert to Spanish as the official language of government. Now would probably be a good time to start brushing up on survival phrases, like “ALTO” so that you can recognize a stop sign when you see it.

Look at the bright side. I’d much rather learn Spanish and figure out how much I should be paying in mordida than have to learn Arabic and make my (4) wives wear veils.

[Alex_angel]

4 wives isn’t that bad of a deal. 😉

[Alex_angel]

4 wives isn’t that bad of a deal. 😉

[Ozzie]

There’s a reason they have to wear veils……

[Ozzie]

There’s a reason they have to wear veils……

[drunkle]

yeah, the pretty ones get raped and then executed for being raped…

[drunkle]

yeah, the pretty ones get raped and then executed for being raped…

[surveyor]

Maybe I’m not as manly as you guys, but one wife is more than enough for me. 🙂

[surveyor]

Maybe I’m not as manly as you guys, but one wife is more than enough for me. 🙂

[LA_Renter]

This was on the front page of the LA times this morning. The thing that comes to my mind is the timing of the article in the face of a rapidly deteriorating California housing market. This definitely plays into, they are not making any more land meme.

“Other demographers argue that the huge population increase the state predicts will occur only if officials complete major improvements to roads and other public infrastructure. Without that investment, they say, some Californians would flee the state.

If the finance department’s calculations hold, California’s population will rise from 34.1 million in 2000 to 59.5 million at the mid-century point, about the same number of people as Italy has today.

And its projected growth rate in those 50 years will outstrip the national rate — nearly 75% compared with less than 50% projected by the federal government. That could translate to increased political clout in Washington, D.C.

Southern California’s population is projected to grow at a rate of more than 60%, according to the new state figures, reaching 31.6 million by mid-century. That’s an increase of 12.1 million over just seven counties.

L.A. County alone will top 13 million by 2050, an increase of almost 3.5 million residents. And Riverside County — long among the fastest-growing in the state — will triple in population to 4.7 million by mid-century.

Riverside County will add 3.1 million people, according to the new state figures, eclipsing Orange and San Diego to become the second most populous in the state. With less expensive housing than the coast, Riverside County has grown by more than 472,000 residents since 2000, according to state estimates.

But many residents face agonizingly long commutes to work in other areas. And Monday, the state’s growth projections raised some concerns in the Inland Empire.

Registered nurse Fifi Bo moved from Los Angeles to Corona nine years ago so she could buy a house and avoid urban congestion. But she’d consider moving even farther east now that Riverside County is grappling with its own crowding problems.

“But where am I going? People used to move to Victorville, but [housing prices in] Victorville already got high,” the 36-year-old said as she fretted about traffic and smog and public services stretched thin. “We don’t know where to go. Maybe Arizona.”

This article barely touched on the fact that we are already seeing a net domestic out migration, housing sales have slowed to a trickle and look at the U-Haul rates leaving the state verses coming in.

I could be wrong but my gut tells me this article was designed to put fear in potential buyers heart that if you don’t buy now you will be priced out forever, look at the population growth heading your way.

I remember hearing Chris Thornberg say in one of his lectures that the housing shortage of California is very misunderstood. There is a shortage of multi-tenet housing in the state, this is an immigration issue, these people could not afford a home in Birmingham Alabama much less Los Angeles CA. Right now there is no shortage of bubble priced SFR’s in So Cal in fact there appears to be an over supply.

[LA_Renter]

This was on the front page of the LA times this morning. The thing that comes to my mind is the timing of the article in the face of a rapidly deteriorating California housing market. This definitely plays into, they are not making any more land meme.

“Other demographers argue that the huge population increase the state predicts will occur only if officials complete major improvements to roads and other public infrastructure. Without that investment, they say, some Californians would flee the state.

If the finance department’s calculations hold, California’s population will rise from 34.1 million in 2000 to 59.5 million at the mid-century point, about the same number of people as Italy has today.

And its projected growth rate in those 50 years will outstrip the national rate — nearly 75% compared with less than 50% projected by the federal government. That could translate to increased political clout in Washington, D.C.

Southern California’s population is projected to grow at a rate of more than 60%, according to the new state figures, reaching 31.6 million by mid-century. That’s an increase of 12.1 million over just seven counties.

L.A. County alone will top 13 million by 2050, an increase of almost 3.5 million residents. And Riverside County — long among the fastest-growing in the state — will triple in population to 4.7 million by mid-century.

Riverside County will add 3.1 million people, according to the new state figures, eclipsing Orange and San Diego to become the second most populous in the state. With less expensive housing than the coast, Riverside County has grown by more than 472,000 residents since 2000, according to state estimates.

But many residents face agonizingly long commutes to work in other areas. And Monday, the state’s growth projections raised some concerns in the Inland Empire.

Registered nurse Fifi Bo moved from Los Angeles to Corona nine years ago so she could buy a house and avoid urban congestion. But she’d consider moving even farther east now that Riverside County is grappling with its own crowding problems.

“But where am I going? People used to move to Victorville, but [housing prices in] Victorville already got high,” the 36-year-old said as she fretted about traffic and smog and public services stretched thin. “We don’t know where to go. Maybe Arizona.”

This article barely touched on the fact that we are already seeing a net domestic out migration, housing sales have slowed to a trickle and look at the U-Haul rates leaving the state verses coming in.

I could be wrong but my gut tells me this article was designed to put fear in potential buyers heart that if you don’t buy now you will be priced out forever, look at the population growth heading your way.

I remember hearing Chris Thornberg say in one of his lectures that the housing shortage of California is very misunderstood. There is a shortage of multi-tenet housing in the state, this is an immigration issue, these people could not afford a home in Birmingham Alabama much less Los Angeles CA. Right now there is no shortage of bubble priced SFR’s in So Cal in fact there appears to be an over supply.

[PerryChase]

LA_Renter is right. The timing of this news is very suspect.

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I would welcome Spanish as the de facto language in California. Learning something new will do us good. Better than sitting on our asses and complaining. As far as I’m concerned, the small minded white people might as well go back to the middle of America.

San Diego will be more fun if it’s more Miami like.

To me, change is an opportunity to learn and grow. Life is an adventure. Let’s make the best of it.

[PerryChase]

LA_Renter is right. The timing of this news is very suspect.

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I would welcome Spanish as the de facto language in California. Learning something new will do us good. Better than sitting on our asses and complaining. As far as I’m concerned, the small minded white people might as well go back to the middle of America.

San Diego will be more fun if it’s more Miami like.

To me, change is an opportunity to learn and grow. Life is an adventure. Let’s make the best of it.

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