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Perhaps the tech owners could use some of their land to build housing for their workers.
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Replying to @AlisonB916 @yimbyaction
I may be mistaken, but I do believe that they are trying. (Checks.) Nope, not mistaken ... although they are not-unexpectedly being dicks about it.http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/02/google-backs-down-from-threat-to-cancel-mountain-view-housing/ …
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Then again, the city keeps trying to stop the housing.http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/06/23/mountain-view-slashes-planned-google-area-housing/ …
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Replying to @noel_maurer @yimbyaction
Simple solution. No housing, no office space. And MV is also trying to wiggle out of the rent control ordinance passed by voters last year.
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Replying to @AlisonB916 @noel_maurer
The problem is that the cities want to approve the office, retail and hotel. They get to collect higher taxes off that. Every municipality has a high incentive to add office/retail/hotel and not build housing, and hope someone else will build the housing.
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Replying to @yimbyaction @noel_maurer
That has been true for a long time. Commercial development also requires fewer services.
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Replying to @AlisonB916 @noel_maurer
Yes. Which is why we need to change the tax structures so governments don't have these incentives to behave badly. And eventually incorporate into a single regional government.
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Replying to @yimbyaction @noel_maurer
Neither of those are likely to happen. I’m old enough to have voted against Prop 13, and it’s still hugely popular.
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Replying to @AlisonB916 @noel_maurer
You asked what we fight for. Those two are long term goals, and necessary to solve the underlying structural problems. What people have done, people can undo. We can do big things, if we try.
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Replying to @yimbyaction @noel_maurer
Have you seen the real estate contributions to politicians? They’re No. 1!
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Replying to @AlisonB916 @noel_maurer
Ok, so you want us to give up and not try to create political change?
7:50 AM - 13 Nov 2017
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