Then he'll get my vote in the general.
Gavin Newsom - time for a new thread
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thebruinbleedstarheelblue
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Who specifically can't get a permit to build a home?
Which state(s) are outperforming CA?
Paine
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Biden still not dropping out, right?
ChileG
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Yeah, you wouldn’t like someone fake and full of shit. Unless he also sexually abused minors and stole money from children with cancer and cheated on his wife with porn stars and wanted to sink the economy with tariffs and alienate our allies and make friends with autocrats, stole money from American taxpayers, stole highly classified, secret documents, tried to bribe foreign leaders into starting false allegations against his political opponents, approved of the arresting and also murder of innocent American citizens, and wants to end democratic elections in the US.
But, please, no “fake” people.
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You think that’s good government?
14 months after Palisades fire exactly 28 homes have been rebuilt out of the 13,000 destroyed.
You think that’s good government?
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After a rocky start, rebuilding in the Palisades and Altadena is gaining momentum
The pace of permitting in Pacific Palisades and Altadena has been slower than it was in Santa Rosa after the Tubbs fire, and faster than Paradise after the Camp fire, according to an preliminary analysis by The Times.
www.latimes.com
All sorts of personal circumstances factor in why people take more time than others to apply for a permit: residents were under-insured and don’t have the cash to rebuild; they’re still deciding if they want to go through the hassle of rebuilding or just sell; they’re enlarging and remodeling their homes, which extends both the design and permitting phases.
Dennis Smith lived in the Palisades for 25 years before the January fire took his home. He spent the first few months after the fire navigating his insurance and figuring out how much money he’d have to rebuild. Best-case scenario, he found out his insurance would cover around two-thirds of the cost.
Covering the rest himself meant he wouldn’t have enough cash on hand to pay for a contractor, so he’s taking on the role himself. After figuring out insurance, he spent the next few months interviewing architects and researching building materials, since he’s decided to build with 100% non-combustible materials. It’s a wise long-term decision, but it’s no time-saver. The vast majority of architects Smith spoke to were used to framing with wood, so introducing alternative materials meant spending valuable weeks tweaking plans and tinkering with the budget.
Smith is currently in the structural engineering phase. He needs to get his architectural plans — which call for a like-for-like rebuild and an ADU that combine for 3,000 square feet — approved before he can take it to the city for permits.
He’s heard from neighbors that the permitting process has been relatively quick, around five to six weeks for some. After that, he’s hoping he can finish in a year, but bracing for it to take 18 months.
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After a rocky start, rebuilding in the Palisades and Altadena is gaining momentum
The pace of permitting in Pacific Palisades and Altadena has been slower than it was in Santa Rosa after the Tubbs fire, and faster than Paradise after the Camp fire, according to an preliminary analysis by The Times.
All sorts of personal circumstances factor in why people take more time than others to apply for a permit: residents were under-insured and don’t have the cash to rebuild; they’re still deciding if they want to go through the hassle of rebuilding or just sell; they’re enlarging and remodeling their homes, which extends both the design and permitting phases.
Dennis Smith lived in the Palisades for 25 years before the January fire took his home. He spent the first few months after the fire navigating his insurance and figuring out how much money he’d have to rebuild. Best-case scenario, he found out his insurance would cover around two-thirds of the cost.
Covering the rest himself meant he wouldn’t have enough cash on hand to pay for a contractor, so he’s taking on the role himself. After figuring out insurance, he spent the next few months interviewing architects and researching building materials, since he’s decided to build with 100% non-combustible materials. It’s a wise long-term decision, but it’s no time-saver. The vast majority of architects Smith spoke to were used to framing with wood, so introducing alternative materials meant spending valuable weeks tweaking plans and tinkering with the budget.
Smith is currently in the structural engineering phase. He needs to get his architectural plans — which call for a like-for-like rebuild and an ADU that combine for 3,000 square feet — approved before he can take it to the city for permits.
He’s heard from neighbors that the permitting process has been relatively quick, around five to six weeks for some. After that, he’s hoping he can finish in a year, but bracing for it to take 18 months.
lawtig02
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I don’t know if it is — or will be — a success or not. I just know you’re full of shit, presumably because your media diet consists entirely of shit.
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CharmCityTiger
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I have typically enjoyed listening to the Ezra Klein Show and have been very interested in the abundance movement. The better book on the subject is “Why Nothing Works” by Marc Dunkelman. Essentially in California the courts interpreted well meaning environmental laws in ways the crafters of the bill did not intend which created burdensome requirements and numerous veto points for most development. The pendulum now appears to be swinging back but the effects will take a while to manifest so I’m actually quite bullish on the future of California.
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Sounds precisely like every metro area in North Carolina.
lawtig02
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Well sure, but have you seen how well development has gone in Buckhead? Incredible how they were able to incorporate so much affordable housing and no traffic problems!
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Did you watch the entire interview with Psaki?
If yes, what did you think of his description of Trump’s late night phone call to him, just before Trump sent in the Federalized troops?
If you haven’t watched the interview, you should. If you don’t want to watch the interview, why not?
Are you worried about having a dyslexic at the top of the Dem ticket in ‘28?
NOTE: If the Dem primary includes Newsom, but also Beshears, Pitzker, Shapiro, Walz, Klobuchar, Bernie, a few more…. I’m not all sure that I’d vote for Gavin. Just to be clear that I’m not promoting Newsom.
I just thought the he was breathing fire in that interview and he’s showing Dems how to fight Maga and Trump.
One can still take the high road (as Michelle would like) even though you’re having to muck it out, and duke it out, down in the mire with the other side.
If yes, what did you think of his description of Trump’s late night phone call to him, just before Trump sent in the Federalized troops?
If you haven’t watched the interview, you should. If you don’t want to watch the interview, why not?
Are you worried about having a dyslexic at the top of the Dem ticket in ‘28?
NOTE: If the Dem primary includes Newsom, but also Beshears, Pitzker, Shapiro, Walz, Klobuchar, Bernie, a few more…. I’m not all sure that I’d vote for Gavin. Just to be clear that I’m not promoting Newsom.
I just thought the he was breathing fire in that interview and he’s showing Dems how to fight Maga and Trump.
One can still take the high road (as Michelle would like) even though you’re having to muck it out, and duke it out, down in the mire with the other side.
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There will always be unintended consequences. And those consequences may be impossible to see until you act. Not saying I agree with the congresswoman who said it, but she was right when she said something like: “we have to pass this bill before we can see how it works or what it will do.”
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Reminds me when people look at Wake Forest and think of it as a development success. Sure, it has grown and it is expensive. However, it is completely geographically isolated from the major city just 15 miles away because it take 3 business days to drive there. There is nothing worthwhile culturally and nobody ever goes to Wake Forest they just are in Wake Forest.
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Don’t mean to hijack the thread but this is the case in so many suburban areas. Why people are so insistent on sitting in traffic just to live in a cultural wasteland is beyond me. Nothing is walkable and a big night out in Wake Forest is going to dinner in a Heritage strip mall.
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If Newsom is the nominee then I will vote for him. But in reading up on him, I have the sense that it will be painful to watch the Republicans go after him. I will just remind everyone that it was nice seeing Kamala Harris, everyday.......and I mean everyday go after Trump. Fighting fire with fire if you will. But at some point Gavin has got to bring something to the table. Just as Kamala in hind sight did not.
I don't think pointing to great California statistics cuts it. California was way ahead in most everything before Gavin got there. What counts is what Gavin has done on his watch that Republicans will point to.
Gavin proposed and signed in his first year a California styled ObamaCare mandate. Oh boy, we going to fight that battle again? Defend government control and dominance?
Gavin's made a freaking mess out of his regulations on the oil and refinery industries. Most of which he is trying desperately to back out of before another oil refinery closes. And never mind the high cost of gas in California which he's got to take some of the blame for.
Interesting that he opposes the wealth tax that's been proposed and will be on the ballot. Correct to do so. But to the best of my knowledge he hasn't proposed an alternative and if he does then look out. He pretty much has to come out with something because California's has got to do something with all the Trump Big Beautiful cuts coming. One way or another, he may be sitting on a bomb on that.
And so looking forward to Democrats claim that Gavin doesn't completely represent the Democratic Party establishment. And considering the above potential bomb for him, that will be interesting to see how that plays out.
But maybe he's the promised one. We will see.
I don't think pointing to great California statistics cuts it. California was way ahead in most everything before Gavin got there. What counts is what Gavin has done on his watch that Republicans will point to.
Gavin proposed and signed in his first year a California styled ObamaCare mandate. Oh boy, we going to fight that battle again? Defend government control and dominance?
Gavin's made a freaking mess out of his regulations on the oil and refinery industries. Most of which he is trying desperately to back out of before another oil refinery closes. And never mind the high cost of gas in California which he's got to take some of the blame for.
Interesting that he opposes the wealth tax that's been proposed and will be on the ballot. Correct to do so. But to the best of my knowledge he hasn't proposed an alternative and if he does then look out. He pretty much has to come out with something because California's has got to do something with all the Trump Big Beautiful cuts coming. One way or another, he may be sitting on a bomb on that.
And so looking forward to Democrats claim that Gavin doesn't completely represent the Democratic Party establishment. And considering the above potential bomb for him, that will be interesting to see how that plays out.
But maybe he's the promised one. We will see.