atreyal t1_j9u78m8 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:21 PM

Reply to comment by ginger_guy in 95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority: In 105 jurisdictions of the Bay Area, anyone can build any residential projected at any height or density so long as 20% of the units are for low income. by dolphins3

Hopefully it is a boon and not another way for rich people to take advantage of something. Really needs to be large scale to have any effect on housing prices though.

ginger_guy t1_j9uec7w wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:06 PM

I'm actually really glad they included the 20% low income requirement. The poverty rate in California is 12% so a 20% requirement (I know, its AMI, but still) is a great way to make sure lots of construction will happen without the negative side effect of hyper concentration of wealth.