[Gibbon1]

That's what's happening in California. Newsom[1] and the legislature are on a war path against nimby's, muni and county planning departments.

City of Berkeley used 'noise' as a reason to block a UC Berkeley student housing project on environmental grounds. State just passed a law to make that illegal.

Judge just told Beverly Hills they can't issue any permits until they comply with state law.

[1] Newsom wants to be president and he knows he isn't going to get there on diversity and pronouns. He has to focus on jobs, housing, and crime.