I live in San Jose and currently can't afford to live in Santa Cruz

Given he stated he was a native, why would he (your pedantry aside)?

For the environment, and to not "ruin the city".

Or is your belief that the city was the exact perfect size when his bloodline moved in and it's only people who showed up later that are undeserving?

LOL. The self-righteous hyperbole is just downright use-net circa 1996 adorable, but it doesn't make your statements any more compelling, nor does it show that you grasped the point very well.