Replying to @davidbaron
@davidbaron I don't, but I don't believe other cities have the burden to solve that problem.
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@johnolilly We can't just have an entire metro area full of cities declaring themselves "for rich people only".
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@davidbaron I think that is needlessly over general and antagonistic characterization -- not what i usually get from you. :)
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@johnolilly Well, the panel discussion last night (in cited article; I was there) had plenty of real examples. Sure, not whole metro area.
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@davidbaron I believe that Palo Alto and other cities should build higher density. 100%. I do not believe that casting aspersions on motives
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@davidbaron or suing to change is in any way appropriate.
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@johnolilly @davidbaron what other mechanism exists to address broader harm caused by city-level decisions?
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@gavinsharp @davidbaron we have plenty of ways to bring referenda to state voters to change the way things work. More in CA than anywhere.
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@johnolilly @gavinsharp And Lafayette is being sued for failure to comply with existing state law.
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@davidbaron @gavinsharp not really. they're collecting people, saying "make it look like a movement" etc etc.
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Replying to @johnolilly
@johnolilly @gavinsharp Anything that doesn't look like a movement gets accused of being a shill for real estate interests/developers.

Dec 4, 2015 · 6:08 AM UTC

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