”Californians say they want big, progressive changes. But when it comes to their neighborhoods, or anything that might even marginally slow the stratospheric ascent of their property values, many balk. And too many legislators cower at their discontent.” latimes.com/opinion/story/…
”LA’s land use policy is, generally, a disaster. Strict zoning regulations (born largely out of overt racism) prohibit building anything other than single-family homes in most of the city, making it nearly impossible to add enough affordable housing.” latimes.com/opinion/story/…
“NIMBYism is always going to be a problem. But LA has gotten grim. We’re dealing with homelessness, racial injustice and simultaneously fighting a climate crisis. The status quo just doesn’t have the same appeal it used to.” latimes.com/opinion/story/…
”Single-family mandates were appealing because they maintained racial segregation without racial language.” Amid a push for fair housing laws in California, ”LA’s zoning capacity was sharply reduced between 1960 and 1980.” lewis.ucla.edu/housing/housin… 
For more on the hypocrisy of liberal (inclusion! equality!) and conservative (freedom! markets!) NIMBYism, see this thread:
https://twitter.com/owasow/status/1289634122776813569
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