This is part of it, the other part is there are too many local governments with the ability to zone! There are so many "Cities" in California. Sunnyvale is a ci

This is part of it, the other part is there are too many local governments with the ability to zone! There are so many "Cities" in California. Sunnyvale is a city, Cupertino is a City, Santa Clara is a city (in the county of Santa Clara). Each one gets to zone.