[absalom01]

You know, my experience is that land use issues cut right across ideological lines. I doubt that any local elected official (who wants to stay elected) could run on any more pro-development platform than "limited growth" or "controlled growth". The notion that property rights are worth defending has virtually disapeared, at least in California. At best, most otherwise conservative folks support property rights in the next town over, or on their own little parcel of land, but certainly not for their next-door neighbor.

[logician2u]

Well said.

NIMBYs are not confined to one party or to one region.

A few politicians with a backbone and a basic understanding of private property could make all the difference in the world.

Just don't expect to find them in California.

[sauropod]

I so hope you are correct. I wonder why folks on the left side of the spectrum cannot see how essential property rights are to all our other freedoms. You are correct about folks imposing their will on their neighbors. that's called zoning and community associations. Then, the little fascists who have never had power before become tyrants.

Rectitudine Sto. Sauropod

[1Old Pro]

You said it all.