Building codes reform:
moinmybackyard.substack.com
Mo Zhu
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"Mausoleum" is an excellent arrow to add to your rhetorical quiver. Instead of "[city] isn't a museum," say, "This will turn [city] into a mausoleum."
More rhetorical replacements
Mo Zhu
RAND: Measure ULA blocked 9,000+ new homes and cost LA $452M in forgone revenue.
Fewer homes mean higher rents for everyone.
Targeted reform could produce 19,000 more homes while preserving 72% of revenue.
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Mo Zhu
California YIMBY
i remain partial to ed glaeser's approach to historical land marking: the city sets the total number of land mark-able parcels and if you want to add one you have to take away another.
otherwise, you get a ratchet and san francisco turns (even more) into a mausoleum.
The announcement is facing blowback from pro-housing factions who argue that landmarking thousands of new structures will undermine state and local laws that make it easier to build housing.
