alt Hacker News> In California you can literally just claim a new highrise will block your sunlight and make you sad. That's enough to delay a construction
So what's the problem?
Land use should be regulated imho, just like air pollution and other commons phenomena.
I don't care what kind of towel you buy to dry yourself off with, but I do care if a developer affects the environment and housing around it.
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>So what's the problem?
That is not a sufficient justification to infringe upon property rights.
While I'm sympathetic to the whining about "well they're a big business interest they oughta be able to work around the constraints" we are at least nominally all equal under the law where those things trickle down and at the end of the day that type of garbage winds up most applying to the little guy who can't afford lawyers and convolution
I don’t care what kind of towel you buy to dry yourself off with, I do care that you inherited a house from your ancestors who moved into the area 200 years ago and now a major metro area can’t build enough housing because you like the view.