Apple Commits $2.5B to Ease California Housing Crunch
> But it could also be that crisis has gotten so out of control, it can no longer be solved at the local level.<p>We can't do anything. We're <i>helpless</i>! Please rain money on us from DC to spare us having to reform our zoning and permitting processes!<p>All of the policies that drove this mess are local. Which means solving the mess can also be done locally.<p>We're not helpless. We just cosplay as helpless because it means we can avoid discussing the hard changes to popular policies that might be needed. I am so, so sick of seeing this canard given serious credibility.