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  Sure.  Build more homes.  But then how are you going to provide power and water to them on an already over-stressed grid?
context: Given the population density, maybe standard suburban homes aren't really the thing. Affordable apartments maybe? People have to live somewhere, but not everyone needs a 1/4 acre with a garage and a garden. It would be nice, but at some point there's just not fucking room. And if there were room, there isn't enough water to build out like that much more. >
  
  People need to own, not rent.  It's the basis of generational wealth. >
  
  Makes too much sense. >
  
  It's the land that is expensive, not the house. >
  
  Then why is LA so spread out? >
  
  LA is actually more dense than most American cities. >
  
  If only there were effectively unlimited water to pipe into that new housing. There is a way to handle this: BAN ALL LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, and Ventura counties. Good luck with that.
  Banning may be too extreme, so require separate water meters for landscaping, and charge multiples of residential water charges. >
  
  Probably need to make L.A'.s housing affordable first, before you can keep it affordable.