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   From: esp@snet.n   
      
   On 2/28/2025 1:31 PM, a425couple wrote:   
   > On 2/26/25 14:28, P. Coonan wrote:   
   >> https://calmatters.org/housing/2025/02/california-yimby-laws-assessment-   
   >> report/?   
   >> utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=gnews&utm_campaign=CDAqEAgAKgcI   
   >> CjCbvYILMJ-8_wIwu4rcAw&utm_content=rundown   
   >>   
   >> One California law was supposed to flip defunct strip malls across   
   >> California into apartment-lined corridors.   
   >>   
   >> Another was designed to turn under-used church parking lots into fonts of   
   >> new affordable housing.   
   >>   
   >> A third would, according to supporters and opponents alike, “end single-   
   >> family zoning as we know it.”   
   >>   
   >> Fast-forward to 2025 and this spate of recent California laws, and others   
   >> like it intended to supercharge the construction of desperately needed   
   >> housing, have had “limited to no impact on the state’s housing   
   supply.”   
   >>   
   >> That damning conclusion comes from a surprising source: A new report by   
   >> YIMBY Law, a pro-development nonprofit that would very much like to see   
   >> these laws work.   
   >>   
   > Interesting.  Thank you for posting it.   
   > The main problem is government keeps thinking they can interfere   
   > more to help 'solve' the lack of housing.   
   > Getting local building permits is a real MAJOR delay and problem.   
   > And, as stated, "Everybody wants a piece".   
   >   
      
   Wow, you are way out of touch.  Builders want to build houses in the   
   $300 to $600,000 range and many of the buyers are making minimum wage at   
   the local retail store.  Do the math.   
      
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