Re:Marc Andreessen says he’s for new housing, but records te...
by plankers on Friday August 05, 2022 @02:58AM
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well it's not discussed much because it's handled at a strictly local level. you don't get a national or even state-level conversation about what goes on in town hall public planning meetings.
the article advocates for bringing housing planning under state jurisdiction:
>The hypocrisy itself is galling, if informative. Andreessen might well support legislation upzoning neighborhoods across California. This macro-micro disconnect should push policy makers to grasp that they cannot reason with NIMBYs on a project-by-project basis. They have to eliminate NIMBYism’s veto power by moving decision-making to the state level.
the article advocates for bringing housing planning under state jurisdiction:
>The hypocrisy itself is galling, if informative. Andreessen might well support legislation upzoning neighborhoods across California. This macro-micro disconnect should push policy makers to grasp that they cannot reason with NIMBYs on a project-by-project basis. They have to eliminate NIMBYism’s veto power by moving decision-making to the state level.