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Even pro-growth Mountain View doesn't like Wiener's SB 827 because it cripples their power to negotiate with developers -- to get money for transit, schools, parks, utility upgrades, etc.

https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2018/03/25/housing-bill-draws-...

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The whole point is that city councils today have complete discretion over the allocation of building permits. Of course city councils won't like a rule that limits their power.

Software developers are rarely happy when security people make it harder to ssh into prod machines, but sometimes it's better for some powers to be restricted and more carefully applied.

Also I'm just curious, how many of the mtv city council are renters and how many are home owners?

Edit: typo

God forbid we fund services out of general property taxes rather than specifically taxing new buildings.

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