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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thing is going to pass, isn't it?

Bring on the lawsuits!

The BS about passing this to make the county more affordable for firefighters is beyond risible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mekgNARX-gg[/quote]

Yeah.  Friedson's "compromise" is not between his aims and those of current residents in areas he and Fani-González target.  There's been almost nothing to address those concerns.

His interests are those of developers who fund his campaign and his hoped-for appeal to county residents in areas less well off for county-wide or state/federal office, where he'll wave his hands trying to claim he's done something for them when the effects of what he's proposed are not likely to help many outside of those lining his pockets.

It's his compromise versus the larger Thrive 2050 and AHS initiatives.  With all the heavy opposition in the fall, he needed to pare down the scope to divide and conquer -- screwing over fewer at a time to facilitate passage with less notice.  He readily affirms that more is coming.

And it's his compromise with the less adventuresome councilmembers who all support increased densities in existing neighborhoods, anyway, but don't want to have to take too much blowback.  Jawondo and Sayles fundamentally only question the lack of focus on development being truly affordable, with Jawondo's opposition in other areas being meant to grandstand to Friedson's detriment in their primary battle for county executive.[/quote]

Ah yes, those evil developers doing evil things like ... building housing for families.

You people are silly.[/quote]

And right on time, the YIMBYs, who learned to keep their heads down to minimize notice until they got what they wanted, chime in.

Developers, real estate agents and others who will benefit from the increased activity are "evil" in their disproportionate government sway to the detriment of current residents via thier political contributions.  Suggesting that the objection is to their day-to-day work activity is a strawman.[/quote]

You understand that this isn't some secret cabal of rich people/developers/etc? Right? The majority of people in the state think we need more housing. You are vastly, vastly outnumbered. But yeah, keep telling yourself you are fighting some good fight. I'll enjoy the popcorn while you lose.[/quote]

Not so secret.

Just like most politicians and fat-cat lobbyists, you take something like "the majority of people in the state think we need more housing" from some poll or other (sure, who wouldn't say yes as long as the question wasn't phrased to apply directly to their next-door property?) and turn that into "the majority of people think that the "More Housing N.O.W." legislation is a good way to get there.

You'll sit back and enjoy the bonus you get for your lobbying efforts.[/quote]

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