I'm not sure what the point of your argument is then. Locals can vote for all kinds of things, smart or dumb. They could vote on whether to ban the color purp

I'm not sure what the point of your argument is then. Locals can vote for all kinds of things, smart or dumb. They could vote on whether to ban the color purple on storefronts, for instance, though (IMO) it would be a stupid law to pass. This discussion is about AirBnB and housing prices, so just loudly proclaiming "locals can vote for policies they want!" isn't productive here at all. The entire point of this discussion is to argue the merits of these initiatives.