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diva77

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7. The mandates are terrible and are based on false, contrived data and the result is skirting of environmental laws,

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Wed Feb 21, 2024, 01:39 AM

Feb 2024

zoning laws, and no accountability for overdemand of limited resources such as water, gridlocking further already gridlocked streets with the overbuilding in these areas. The housing is anything but affordable also. It truly sucks.

Newsom has given the gift of a lifetime to the construction industry to overbuild in these areas.

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Beverly Hills in Crisis as Judge Mandates New Affordable Housing: "People Are Furious" [View all] usonian Feb 2024 OP

So the solution is going to be building 17-story skyscrapers. LauraInLA Feb 2024 #1

Disguised as the world's tallest palm tree? usonian Feb 2024 #2

Hahahaha ;). Like the developer said, they have to go vertical. LauraInLA Feb 2024 #3

Up in the Sierra foothills a whole lot of microwave towers are disguised as pine trees. usonian Feb 2024 #4

That's too funny -- here in LA proper, I've seen them "disguised" as pine trees ;). LauraInLA Feb 2024 #6

CA has a developers recourse law. Old Crank Feb 2024 #5

The mandates are terrible and are based on false, contrived data and the result is skirting of environmental laws, diva77 Feb 2024 #7