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"We will pretend to be a suburb in 1957 forever" —Mountain View and Palo Alto zoning board

• Dirlewanger 7y ago
  Yup. As much as I love federalism here in the US, the housing crisis is directly caused by local NIMBY governments who refuse to accommodate housing needs. The only way I see this changing in the US (since it's afflicting every growing city), is some sort of federal subsidy for dense housing.
  • conanbatt 7y ago
    If the federal government adopted California housing policy it would spread the disease everyone. At least this way california loses residents to other states that dont have such regressive policies. What will change this in california is an economic crisis.
• DonHopkins 7y ago
  At least there's no longer a pack of dogs living in 444 Castro Street. https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2009/01/05/mt-bay-plazas-muddy-beginnings https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2009/01/05/mt-bay-plazas-muddy... "I never dreamed it would change the way it did," [Bill] Jelavich said of the city's downtown. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97694017 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97694017
• technofiend 7y ago
  Austin similarly chose to not annex the unincorporated areas surrounding the city, resulting in the new construction going with septic systems rather than tied to city sewage. There's a reason I can no longer safely swim in Bull Creek due to high fecal coliform levels and that's why. https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/swimmers-braving-bull-creek-in-spite-of-bacteria-warning https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/swimmers-braving-bull-creek...