I think when folks talk about permits and the Nanny state, I’m thinking about laws like, I’m trying to remember, some fellow out in the suburbs was stuccoing his own home on his own property, he couldn’t get it finished and didn’t have the money to. Then, the city ended up fining him. This is the type of permit and laws people don’t like.
If one is talking about how many people can fit into a restaurant and bar, that to me is a bit different.
But this Ghost Ship apparently was not following any laws at all.
Balance, it may be written into the fabric of the universe, but it doesn’t intersect with bureaucracy.
In California's defense, you can't attend to every eyesore deathtrap marxist druggie fake artist colony when you have your hands full locating, processing and closing down kids' illegal lemonade stands.