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YIMBYLAND
@YIMBYLAND
You don’t hate the California coastal commission enough. They’re the reason California doesn’t look like this.
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Hayden
@the_transit_guy
Fully illegal to build towns like this in the United States but Americans pay a lot of money to visit them.
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Lulu Addict
@LuluAddict
You’re wrong. Look at Florida to see what the coast would look like if there was no coastal commission. Keep California coast and beaches accessible to the public, not walled off by ugly condos and hotels, not to mention the wealthy.
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Dylan La Com
@DylanLaCom
Ehh bad take. There’s too much hate in this world as it is. The beauty of underdeveloped CA coasts is a global treasure. Not to mention the limiting geological factors, fire risk…
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Rick von Hagn 🗽
@r_vonhagn
The California coast is absolutely abysmal geology for development. Its mostly unstable, high grade, heavily faulted terrane. They can’t even keep the highways open because they keep getting washed out or obliterated by landslides.
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Bishop
@BishopFromArk
That is a coastal city along granite bedrock. So, it looks pretty stable. Unfortunately a lot of California is sedimentary rock and dirt along the coastlines that breaks apart easily with erosion. Hence the landslides.
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Steven ⚣
@Androphile
American's (developers, consumers) would want the place covered in parking lots and garages; this level of charm/design/density is impossible in Californian - or America - culture
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Aziz Poonawalla
@azizhp
you're wrong. Without it we would only have millionaire houses along the entire coast just like in Malibu - and the beach would be closed to the public right now thanks to the CCC we can enjoy the beach in front of Billionaire's Row
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Minnow
@Phila_Mino
I'd add another problem, and I hate the CCC, but the fact that the feds and CA backstop the insurance in CA for wildfires and floods also makes it's a terrible bet there.
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Michael Schneider
@schneider
@the_transit_guy
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Streets For All
@streetsforall
"For far too long, common sense improvements like bike lanes, sidewalks, bus lanes, or outdoor dining have been held back by the Coastal Commission's strict interpretation of coastal access, meaning exclusively driving to the beach” said @schneider smdp.com/santa-monica-s
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phog allen bowersock
@Jaydukelives
Nah you can develop coastline in New England and it’s a disaster. Zero coastal access, environmental degradation, seaside sprawl….you can be a YIMBY without throwing the entire conservation movement under the bus
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Christopher Moore
@TheAuthorGuy
This could be the California coast if not for the Coastal Commission, and the fact that we don't need Medieval fortress monasteries to fend off the invading hoards like they did in 700AD.
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VeteranNoob
@VeteranNoob1
The CCC is also responsible for protecting natural coastline like Big Sur from development, which is a good thing. Upzoning already developed coastline is a different question.
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Unfiltered Artist
@EmpireEnjoyer3
America could double its soft power if it made this zoning legal to build. As of now Europe leads the world in soft power and I don’t see that ever changing really.
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American Hodler
@AmericanHodl3r
I was gonna respond to the OP saying California coastal commission literally makes the whole beach… beach… Meanwhile you have massive stretches of beaches that are not attended by anyone…. California has so much potential but it’s squandered
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Christopher Moore
@TheAuthorGuy
That picture is of Amalfi, Italy. It's been there for 2000 years. Built during the Roman era. The Coastal Commission was established in 1972. There was nothing for 200 years stopping people from building quaint Mediterranean-like towns except topography, climate, and geology.
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Simone
@svincenzi
I live in Santa Cruz and there is not a single resident, except for me, who would like that. Zero. I would love it. But they accept that some wealthy people can own property overlooking the ocean. Maybe they think one day it will be them. Make it make sense.
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