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Re:CA Cities to Lose All Zoning Powers in 2 Days by ketzo on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @11:58AM (#34597696)
Yeah, it's a hamfisted solution, but only because it has to be.

And as the state government has said -- cities can still plan their own growth! They just have to plan some growth rather than none, which, obviously, is the sticking point.

Re:CA Cities to Lose All Zoning Powers in 2 Days by trilobyte on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @12:04PM (#34597821)
Exactly right. The cities had a long time to implement less clumsy plans but kept caving to local political groups funded by wealthy people. I'm not against those people having their opinions be part of a solution, but up until now it's been almost entirely driven by that group, and they were unwilling to give up enough to find workable middle ground. It was always token concessions. Maybe this will be a wake-up call.