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"..Pass [CASA] because we are seeing wildfires ravage exurbs. Pass it because our brothers and sisters are dying on our streets. Pass it because we need bold solutions from broad coalitions."
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Cupertino also coming out to say they have permitted hundreds of affordable housing units and there is no problem.
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Now we're hearing about how tech shuttlebusses cause displacement. But also parcel taxes and vacancy taxes are very bad. Also sales tax is bad. Wants company towns. Also complaining about how long it took him to drive from Noe Valley (he did not take MUNI).
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"Local control has failed to produce the housing we need."
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Speaker tells us that homeowners who worked hard are worried that this will displace them. Unclear what mechanism in CASA would do that. Maybe because it is literally just fearmongering nonsense.
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"You are the last line of defense for cities that will have to govern once this passes." Unfortunately this is not true at all because there will be MANY more opportunities to object to any actual legislation that might come out of this.
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"We don't have enough housing, and it's a self inflicted wound. ...I don't want to live in a city that's populated by thousands of me. I'm not that interesting. Diverse cities are good."
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Threading got broke, pick up here:https://twitter.com/yimbyaction/status/1086149130408275968 …
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