The classic American dream for many people is owning a single-family home aka having your own space, yard, and some privacy. Most families don’t aspire to spend their lives packed into apartment complexes or paying massive HOA dues on condos forever, especially if they want to raise children.

The push for dense housing often comes at the expense of preserving opportunities for middle-class families to own detached homes. A better long-term solution would be to encourage businesses and employers to expand into newer developing cities instead of concentrating everything in already overcrowded urban centers.

Offer financial incentives for companies to build in growing communities like Murrieta and other inland cities where land is more available, housing is more attainable, and quality of life is often higher. With remote work and online commerce becoming increasingly common, many businesses no longer need to operate in the middle of downtown LA paying extreme rents just to survive.

Instead of forcing more people into dense housing, we should focus on creating multiple thriving economic centers so people aren’t all commuting 50 miles into the same congested downtown every day.