This is an argumentative essay about the housing crisis in Santa Cruz. Poverty in Paradise

Poverty in Paradise By Patricia Hall T-TH 9:30 - 11:00 October 10, 2002 Santa Cruz: We have the beach, the Boardwalk, breathtaking redwood forests and our own University. Such luxuries seldom come without a price, and we pay for it in housing. The Santa Cruz housing market is one of the least affordable in the nation, and since the rent increased by a whopping 30% last year, it's not surprising to find that low income workers are packing their bags …

…leaving town. That's what the county supervisors want us to do anyway. At least then you won't be taking up their precious space, and wasting your money on a less than satisfactory pigeonhole in Santa Cruz. Maybe if we all move out of town they'll wise up and lower the prices on housing. Ah, beautiful Santa Cruz. I can't imagine living anywhere else, but I'm going to have to since it's almost impossible to afford.