Governor Brown is trying to move legislation that would allow developments that meet a minimum below-market allocation to bypass local approval completely.
If this becomes law, NIMBYs will become extinct quickly as developers will just bite the bullet and include a lower-cost component to get fast-track approval to build directly from the State. And they'll get it.
Personally I feel that we are really getting close to killing the golden goose. At some point, companies will leave or grow large satellite offices elsewhere if housing becomes unattainable even to well-paid employees. We need to inform change, not fight it.
If this becomes law, NIMBYs will become extinct quickly as developers will just bite the bullet and include a lower-cost component to get fast-track approval to build directly from the State. And they'll get it.
Personally I feel that we are really getting close to killing the golden goose. At some point, companies will leave or grow large satellite offices elsewhere if housing becomes unattainable even to well-paid employees. We need to inform change, not fight it.