95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority

Re:95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority by johngladtj on Thursday February 23, 2023 @11:00AM (#34912226)

The idea that a local government can seize land-use decision-making power from the landowner is anti-democratic and grossly immoral.

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Re:95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority by BobbyJo on Thursday February 23, 2023 @11:13AM (#34912384)

"We live in a society." Realistically, your neighbors have a lot more invested in your land/home/whatever than the state government.

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Re:95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority by kelnos on Thursday February 23, 2023 @11:19AM (#34912474)

Realistically, the state government is less influenced by local corruption and broken local incentives than your neighbors are.

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Re:95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority by BobbyJo on Thursday February 23, 2023 @03:40PM (#34916184)

And have completely different incentives and corruption. I don't see how that's better...

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Re:95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority by goodpoint on Thursday February 23, 2023 @11:24AM (#34912535)

The people denied housing due to NIMBY have way more skin in the game.

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