Rob Reiner and Robert Pregulman say the Ahmanson Ranch project, promoted as a "Smart Growth" solution to Southern California's affordable housing crisis, is just "classic urban sprawl" and is neither affordable nor will it solve the area's housing crisis.
"Despite the opposition of socially responsible investors, every major environmental group, dozens of elected officials, hundreds of community groups and thousands of concerned citizens, Washington Mutual continues to spin the Ahmanson Ranch project as "smart growth" and a solution to Southern California's affordable-housing crisis.Yet, this disastrous development flies in the face of the notion of smart growth. It is classic urban sprawl. In addition, four out of five of the proposed homes will cost $800,000 to $2 million. This luxury housing development is not affordable, nor is it the answer to anyone's housing crisis. "
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
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