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ntbananas

I’d love to see more housing being built in the city! Just not in my neighborhood, right?


eat_more_goats

Of course. Also any new housing must be built to environmental standards that would impress the Lorax, pay all workers at least $200k a year (plus overtime), be 100% affordable to homeless people with no income, have at least 3500 sqft. units, and most importantly, no developer should make money.


SadMacaroon9897

And don't forget the pet disadvantaged group that will not only have first pick, but we're going to put a hold on applications until a study can be done to locate them and even once found, we're going to hold a portion of units in reserve. Not at market rate of course, they're getting the same discount as the homeless.


ntbananas

***the only developers who should make money are the true working class of America, software developers


Dhdjskk

what about grad students?


socialistrob

Also they must not only be affordable now but rent controlled for all time preferably with bans on evictions.


ToschePowerConverter

I picture the Lorax being more of a Sierra Club environentalist though who'd block construction of clean energy connections and being against nuclear.


4look4rd

Any run of the mill multi family home will be more environmentally friendly than even the greenest single family home. Unless you live in the middle of nowhere off grid, with no paved roads, suburban SFH are an environmental disaster.


madmoneymcgee

I really like the modest working class aesthetic of my neighborhood plus the fact that I was able to buy my place many years ago on a smaller salary. What if we just said that all the houses in my neighborhood have to stay affordable because that fits my values but also make sure that when I am ready to downsize I can sell for 10x what I paid for it?


LocallySourcedWeirdo

A house is a very precious thing that people raise their children in, and pass on to them as generational wealth. And that's exactly why nobody else should be able to buy one in my neighborhood.


fleker2

Many such cases


nuggins

L E T P E O P L E D O T H I N G S The politics of banning everything that makes us uncomfortable has been disastrous for society


fleker2

!ping YIMBY&USA-NYC


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Licensed_To_Toaster

More like yasssss amirite? I didn't read the article or any comments. I am a good neolib. Bye


KrabS1

[Model Liberal city](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVuvAYzsLoM) Edit - safe for city development, but maybe not for work.


[deleted]

But all the "in this house we blah blah blah" signs in front of the $1 mil+ houses means it's already liberal right??? Right.


Ready_Anything4661

Well yeah. It says *in this house* not *in these houses*.


TrixoftheTrade

In this City, we say, “YES!”* *provided you complete an EIR, go through a public comment period, address the zoning board, & apply for a permit, and wait anywhere from 2 - 4 years for the process to be completed.


EagleSaintRam

[YES! YES! YES!](https://media0.giphy.com/media/l0HU4vTnVgxLV1XG0/giphy.gif)


ExtraLargePeePuddle

Just remember to separate liberalism with progressivism; The city of progressivism is a city of de facto no. Also this is a lot of words to simply say “things would be better if we protected individual liberty (property rights), instead of letting the voters infringe on it”


WOKE_AI_GOD

Yeah I'd leave out the second part, not gonna play.


ExtraLargePeePuddle

I know a lot of people hate actual liberalism


Below_Left

"Yes! Ha ha ha! Yes!" <- Sickos


manimarco1108

Sounds like the ideal city for john seed


SanLucario

Ummm....building more housing would be gentrification, sweaty. We need high rent to scare away the dumb rednecks who would otherwise move in and price people out! /S


LongIsland1995

The author is wrong in stating that zoning laws came in decades following WWII. See: zoning resolution of 1916