u/leglessfromlotr

I’m not getting why a city like Santa Ana, CA is so broke ($20 million deficit like many CA cities). They have the density, they have the downtown, they have the mixed use community, they have transit. What gives?

I understand prop 13 is a factor, but putting that aside for now.

Gemini is saying it’s dense but not valuably dense, but that isn’t consistent with my understanding of strong town principals. They should be rolling in property taxes and a strong downtown.