Toastie,
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A local real estate tycoon is using state environmental laws against homeless and low-income residents, by fighting affordable housing projects. What is he trying to protect?

Parking lots.

Whip-smart reporting and writing by HCN intern Ollie Hancock.

#California #NorCal #Arcata #Eureka #Housing #PNW

https://www.hcn.org/issues/55.11/housing-californias-affordable-housing-contested-under-the-guise-of-environmentalism?utm_source=wcn1&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2023-11-10-Newsletter

luis_in_brief,
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@Toastie @skinnylatte This is, sadly, extremely common.

ClickyMcTicker,

@luis_in_brief @Toastie @skinnylatte Yep. The article mentioned 40% of CEQA lawsuits are targeting affordable housing initiatives.

luis_in_brief,
@luis_in_brief@social.coop avatar

@ClickyMcTicker @Toastie @skinnylatte Yeah, and that’s just of the ones that are filed, v. the ones that are threatened and stop projects dead (since affordable housing always runs on razor-thin financing margins, so even minimal litigation can kill it).

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