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by verylongname 3784 days ago
Moreover, in most of California, the supply of housing has been artificially restricted using overly stringent zoning rules and laws. I'm in favor of reasonable zoning rules, but in my city the only justification for limiting new constructing seems to be existing homeowners who "want to live in a small town" and enrich themselves at the expense of newcomers who have little choice but to settle in the area for economic reasons.