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The article is about how an amalgamation of feel-good laws combined to destroy restaurants' ability to offer patio dining. Passing feel-good laws that have poorly thought out consequences is what California "progressives" do. That's why it's about how "progressivism" is destroying patio dining.

If this was about actual progressivism then you'd see any number of East Coast blue states mentioned, which they aren't.

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"feel good laws", like fire codes and lost parking spots / parking spot revenue and accessibility? sounds less like "progressive feel good laws" and more like bike shedding.

Surely it's not only California that has these

yes, that's what i meant. those issues are concerns everywhere and not "feel good laws". the differences is in how much weight you give them; do you value lost parking spots / parking spot meter income more than this? how many people do you ask for approval? if you ask the nimby-neighbors whether they're cool with guests chatting below their windows until 10pm or 11pm, you'll never get a single one through.

How is outside dining in any of the east coast blue states? Do you even know?

Outside dining in the PNW was(prior to Covid) and is chugging along just fine.

That's the point they were making.

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