Everything seems to be more expensive in California – even the politicians. But housing is getting to be – nay, scratch that – has been a real problem for some time. Young families are surrendering their dreams of owning a spacious California house in the suburbs as Mike and Carol Brady did, and that’s because housing has grown prohibitively expensive in California – and in plenty of other places, too. For the moment, though, California makes a good cautionary tale.
The Petersen family’s two-bedroom apartment in northern California is starting to feel small.
Four-year-old Jerrik’s toy monster trucks are everywhere in the 1,100-square-foot unit in Campbell, just outside of San Jose. And it’s only a matter of time before 9-month-old Carolynn starts amassing more toys, adding to the disarray, says her mother, Jenn Petersen.
The 42-year-old chiropractor…
