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Keith's avatar

And I think the reason behind the huge Park Impact Fees is because Cities get to keep all that. The regular property taxes are split between the State, County, School Districts and Fire Protection Districts with the Cities only ending up with around 15%, I think.

Keith's avatar

Unfortunately ADU's in the Bay Area where I work in construction have been turned into a way to add extra square footage to a house for the same occupants. Mostly they are part of the main house and there is a door or a wall that separates it, but after the final - poof it goes away.

Alfred's avatar

Clara, come admire the newer gleaming residential towers south of downtown in San Francisco. Drive from San Francisco to Sacramento and see countless new tracts of suburban sprawl. What's with the hustle? Are you a useful idiot or simply a marketing bot for developers?

Luca Gattoni-Celli's avatar

That is no way to talk to a lady.

PAtwater's avatar

Regarding ceqa, if we’re looking for optimal policy, that law really should be refactored from the courts as the implementation mechanisms to a ministerial approach like you see in much of the rest of the world. Like the eu etc. Bonus points for performance based approach rather than a priori environmental guestimmates I mean impact reports.