You can get involved in regional planning (such as Plan Bay Area and the RHNA) and support state bills (such as Scott Wiener’s SB-35) that put more power in reg

You can get involved in regional planning (such as Plan Bay Area and the RHNA) and support state bills (such as Scott Wiener’s SB-35) that put more power in regional commissions that have more equal representation. Some Berkeley NIMBYs actually have the gall to claim that cities’ rights over zoning is pro-democratic (such as Zelda Bronstein (https://48hills.org/2016/11/28/17209/ https://48hills.org/2016/11/28/17209/) and Thomas Lord (http://48hills.org/2017/05/19/why-housing-quotas-lead-to-displacement/) http://48hills.org/2017/05/19/why-housing-quotas-lead-to-dis...), whereas as you point out it, hyper-local zoning disenfranchises commuters (https://pedestrianobservations.com/2016/06/18/a-theory-of-zoning-and-local-decisionmaking/ https://pedestrianobservations.com/2016/06/18/a-theory-of-zo...). When people say that cities’ rights are pro-democracy, call them out on it. Edit: Also add public comment on zoning decisions that affect you even if you cannot vote.