> People genuinely do not want more density in their neighborhoods. I'm happy for them. That's all well and good, but when you buy a plot of land you buy that

> People genuinely do not want more density in their neighborhoods. I'm happy for them. That's all well and good, but when you buy a plot of land you buy that land, you don't get controlling interest in the whole neighborhood. These shenanigans are starting to get cracked down upon at the state level, because of course local fiefdoms are going to craft self-serving policies. In aggregate, however, they ultimately strangle the economic potential of the state. There's a great writeup of how the state of California is bringing discipline to the (lack of) statewide housing development here[1]. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/nqpc91/lets_talk_about_how_the_state_of_california_is/ https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/nqpc91/lets_tal...