Affordable housing is a complete red herring.
- There’s no shortage of building sites for affordable housing. The only shortage is of developers interested in building it.
- Nothing can be built at Reid-Hillview for at least 20 years. The county is legally obligated to operate the airport until 2031; then, if they try to close it, there will be years of litigation, outcome uncertain.
- The Supervisors’ resolution of December 2018 that throws Reid-Hillview under the bus contains no mention of housing, affordable or otherwise. It’s simply a blank check made out to the Valley’s real-estate developers.