> But is this really a liberal vs. conservative issue? I've heard Berkeley has similar NIMBYism ... Well if we take the words "conservative" and "liberal" lit

> But is this really a liberal vs. conservative issue? I've heard Berkeley has similar NIMBYism ... Well if we take the words "conservative" and "liberal" literally, then a landed gentry trying to keep the status quo that advantages them is conservative almost by definition. While people wishing to permit other things are liberal -- at least on that issue. But whether that maps onto the American tribal labels of "conservative" and "liberal" is a different matter. As far as I know, Republicans and Democrats are both split on these issues.