Berkeley becomes first US city to ban natural gas in new homes

Re:Berkeley becomes first US city to ban natural gas in new ... by mochomocha on Thursday July 18, 2019 @02:50PM (#20472858)

I present you the latest NIMBY measure under an environmental pretense! Brought to you by Berkeley of course.

If they care so much about the environmental impact of natural gas, how about grandfathering the measure to their own houses VS the tiny fraction of new housing that gets built every year in Berkeley?

How about not making the new generation living in the Bay Area pay the burden of a housing-related policy for once?

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Re:Berkeley becomes first US city to ban natural gas in new ... by pkaye on Thursday July 18, 2019 @03:16PM (#20473041)

Check out Berkeley and Oakland property transfer tax rate. $16.10 per $1000 of property value! Most other cities are $1.10. That adds up to an extra $10k on every property sale. $http://www.californiacityfinance.com/PropTransfTaxRates.pdf

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