Oakland shows how to expand housing supply: tell developers they can build homes

Re:Oakland shows how to expand housing supply: tell develope... by pcwalton on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @02:09PM (#21695508)

This wasn't a progressive mistake. In California it's been consistently shown in opinion polls that Republicans (wealthy suburban Republican homeowners) are more strongly in favor of exclusionary zoning than Democrats are. It's just that the problem is most acute in big cities, which trend Democratic.

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Re:Oakland shows how to expand housing supply: tell develope... by xyzzyz on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @02:16PM (#21695587)

Right. The Republicans, who are in control of both California's state legislature and city governments, are blocking Democrats from passing any policies. The Democrats push hard to pass laws for more inclusive zoning, but since California is such a red stronghold, there's absolutely nothing they can do.

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Re:Oakland shows how to expand housing supply: tell develope... by rayiner on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @05:33PM (#21697566)

I’m not talking about zoning. I’m talking about regulations on housing quality. Tenement style housing wasn’t pleasant, but it was better than having no housing or only having housing far away from jobs.

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