[FoxNews] Democrat's bill would allow car camping for college students in response to sky-high rent prices.| My sister rented a furnished trailer illegally parked in her Santa Cruz landlord’s backyard, back in the 1990s. But formally living in a car is well beyond the pale — how hard can it be to build more college dormitories? |
that's not a "plan". That's an admission
A Public Policy Institute of California report found California has among the lowest homeownership rates and the most expensive housing in the U.S., with rent about 50% higher than the national median.
The California bill seeks to provide a short-term solution to the state's decades-long housing strife.
Assemblymember Corey Jackson, a progressive California Democrat with a doctorate in social work,
| Golly… |
"This bill confronts a harsh reality to many of our students who are sleeping in their vehicles or other displaced settings as they are unable to find affordable housing, and that's jeopardizing their education," Jackson said. "What I am proposing is practical, immediate relief, overnight parking programs that turn campus lots into safe, temporary havens while the state works on lasting solutions."
| They’ll be ready to rock the next time they have to escape a forest fire, anyway. |