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Maybe in other places, but in California we've been massively underproducing homes by any measure. There's no danger of California cities becoming "beholden to
by pcwalton 9y ago
Maybe in other places, but in California we've been massively underproducing homes by any measure. There's no danger of California cities becoming "beholden to developers" anytime soon.
- emodendroket 9y agoThose two ideas aren't really incompatible.
- crzwdjk 9y agoExpanding on this a little, the developers who can survive in the current restricted environment are not going to be happy about getting more competition, and are likely to favor a relatively restricted environment like the one that they currently operate in. The benefits of a looser regulatory environment would accrue to all the people who might want to be developers but can't, due to the high bureaucratic hurdles that only the large corporations or the truly dedicated can overcome.