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Re:California lawmakers have tried for 50 years to fix the s... by harryh on Monday December 25, 2017 @05:30PM (#16005996)
Some of the local landowners do want to change. They want to tear down some buildings and build new taller ones. Local zoning laws are what prevents them from doing so.
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Re:California lawmakers have tried for 50 years to fix the s... by CapitalistCartr on Monday December 25, 2017 @06:02PM (#16006105)
But those laws are the current state of affairs. They were when the properties were purchased; they are now. Gov't intervention is required for change.
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Re:California lawmakers have tried for 50 years to fix the s... by rayiner on Monday December 25, 2017 @06:57PM (#16006263)
Getting rid of government intervention (zoning laws, etc.) is not government intervention.
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