> it seems like this goat rodeo is legal is because the elected representatives are pirates and there is no local governance in California Go become a politici

> it seems like this goat rodeo is legal is because the elected representatives are pirates and there is no local governance in California Go become a politician if you don't like it. The laws are passed, and the fines are legal. And these cities are going to be sued until they allow more housing. > by shuffling responsibility from county to county and city to city. Oh, but the shuffling will stop, due the the lawsuits. Either they allow the housing, or they will get sued. > If housing activist really want to create change Actually, it seems like the lawsuits will work just fine. > let them support NIMBYs request for local governance Why do that, when we can force cities to do certain things, with a lawsuit? > So cities that support these mandates will get it done Ok, but what if we want to force the cities, that oppose the mandates, to build more housing? That is the whole point of a mandate. To force a city, under threat of a lawsuit, to do something. > This whole YIMBY movement is a small sliver of the population Hey, it is a sliver that apparently is effectively getting laws passed!