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They were told to explicitly conform to the '84 plan. And now the Commissioners are frustrated that they didn't do x, y or z.pic.twitter.com/UDSTWBFoNf
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These hearings can be so depressing. They take place for hours and hours in the middle of the day, when only those with means can engage.
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If the only housing you propose is housing that won't get built, then you don't get credit for being pro-housing.
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If your primary arguments are about Traffic, then you don't get credit for being pro-housing.
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If you're also opposed to a building a school, you don't get credit for being pro-housing.
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"We could have a graduate school over in this other place. Let me tell you all about this great idea I've had." Ok... No one wants to build that... So... What is this random proposal...pic.twitter.com/nJJTlC3uKI
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No time limits means we've now heard 10 minutes of an imaginary project...
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"The Bay Area has created 11 times as many jobs as homes." -
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"If you believe in climate change, then building dense infill housing is critical." -
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"I'm 29 years old. I work for a nonprofit. I live in a basement. This stuff scares me." -
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"It should be apparent to everyone in this room that single car driving no longer works in this community. People are in revolt about the fears of traffic. .. We need more transit. .. We have to do both housing and transit."
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"Where are those people who would otherwise live at this project live? They will get pushed out further and further." -
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"If Marin is worried about cars, there's a really easy way to get 50 or 60 people out of their cars. There's this thing called a bus." -
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"You're saying people who can't afford to buy a home shouldn't live here. That is class-warfare." -
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"Now is the time to say, 'Yes, we will do out part to build housing.'" -
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If the NIMBYs were proposing upzoning the parcel for twice as much housing and no school, then maybe I'd stop calling them NIMBYs...
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Marin Civic Center (surrounded by an ocean of parking) was protested and had to stop construction in the '60s.
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We had to head back to the city, but we'll tune into the livestream to keep you informed.
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"They're in a double blind. If they come forward with a tenant in mind, it will be too specific. If they come forward without a tenant, and try to have the county give input on traffic patterns, then they get dinged for being too general."
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"We could go to big single family homes... But that's not what we need. We need more multifamily housing."
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