You've probably been hearing a lot about budget bills, environmental reviews, and labor fights out here on the West Coast. It's all adding up to probably the biggest policy change in modern California history. Here's a breakdown for the perplexed.
In 1970, California joined various states in mandating that all public projects undertake an environmental review, disclosing and mitigating impacts. This made sense amid a frenzy of freeways, urban renewal, etc. Thus, CEQA: the California Environmental Quality Act.
@mnolangray this is really exciting. thanks for laying this all out for us!
@mnolangray Great work. My tldr takeaway is unions and “safetyism” which means someone making money on lawsuits and endless environmental backlog nonsense
@mnolangray I am a NIMBY and unworried. Are you willing to bet that housing prices will come down? That housing starts will increase? Make a prediction.
@mnolangray Dare I ask, does this also kneecap the Coastal Commission or is that no longer an issue?
@mnolangray Let's be honest why many average voters are NIMBYs - they don't want their city or neighborhood to turn into the next Oakland or Skid Row with their failing schools and high crime.
@mnolangray Great thread, now following from Georgia