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goatlover • today at 4:22 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

Welcome to people having a say in what gets built in their neighborhoods.


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JuniperMesos • today at 5:57 PM

Yes this is exactly what NIMBYs who want to prevent new housing from existing say. And preventing people in a community from having a day in what gets built in their neighborhoods is precislely what state level YIMBY laws in California are intended to do.

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nsoam • today at 5:29 PM

We are all NIMBY when we get the results we want.

We hate NIMBYs when others get what they want.

That’s life I guess.

expedition32 • today at 5:35 PM

No taxation without representation. Controversial in 2026!