The creation of housing is something that’s bothering me right now. http://www.sfyimby.org http://www.sfyimby.org The people in the country consider us city-pe

The creation of housing is something that’s bothering me right now. http://www.sfyimby.org http://www.sfyimby.org The people in the country consider us city-people to be wimps who can’t do anything to help ourselves. You need some shelter? Then build a shelter. But in the city you can’t, because you need to get an architect’s sign-off and the unelected Planning Commission’s approval, and do endless studies about the environment and neighborhood character. Some of the restrictions I feel are useful. Seismic regulations, because look at the difference between Christchurch, New Zealand and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Electrical and fire, because just a couple months ago a block away a house caught on fire and I had no fear. Some of the restrictions I feel are harmful. Zoning laws rooted in racism. Neighborhood preservation laws that do more long-term harm than they were trying to prevent. “Local control” that takes away power from the people and gives it to unelected bureaucrats.