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Replying to @NeverSassyLaura @HenryKraemer @cbracy
On the other hand, the D6 election turned entirely on endorsements, it wasn't a YIMBY vs. NIMBY fight.
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Surely it's not because San Francisco has an incredibly dysfunctional political system and bureaucracy </s>
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Also a bunch of bad policies at the state level (e.g. Prop 13, CEQA... not sure how much discretionary approvals are dictated by the state)
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Right but all of the statewide stuff also applies in say, Redwood City.
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Redwood City is probably producing 20%-25% of what's needed to get us out of the shortage (2789 units in 5 years), rather than the usual 2% or 5% or 10%. So it's still not an example of success.
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Replying to @davidbaron @khuey_ @NeverSassyLaura @alon_levy @HenryKraemer @cbracy
By pure population share, if you assume the bay area needs 1.5 million new housing units (a larger-than-by-population share of California's 3.5 million need), RWC would need to build 17,000 units. But given its more job-friendly and transit-friendly location, should build more.

Jul 7, 2019 · 5:21 PM UTC
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