Breitbart Business Digest: What if We’re Building Too Many Houses?
Before we tear up zoning laws to accommodate millions of supposedly missing homes, perhaps we should ask whether those homes will actually be needed.
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Texas City Votes Down $1.5 Billion Data Center After Lengthy Citizen Protests
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — After more than eight hours of public testimony in front of the San Marcos City Council, city residents celebrated a 5-2 vote by the council denying zoning changes that would allow for the construction of a large data center near the city. Citizens opposed to the plan erupted in applause as the results of the vote were announced shortly after 2:00 a.m. Wednesday.
Alabama Zoning Commission Rejects Plan for Muslim School After Massive Town Outcry
A town in Alabama tanked plans to build a Muslim school in their area, with the zoning commission citing traffic concerns and some locals pointing to the “cultural takeover” of Muslims in Dearborn, Michigan and the United Kingdom (UK).
New Yorkers Warn Kathy Hochul’s ‘Incomprehensible’ Zoning Plan Will Demolish the Suburbs
New Yorkers living in the suburbs outside of New York City say Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) zoning plan to override local laws would effectively demolish their communities, forcing them to accept hundreds of thousands of new housing units.
Nolte: Democrats Pass Laws to Destroy Suburbs
In the name of “equity,” the Biden administration and state Democrats have declared war on the suburbs.
Report: Biden Wants Denser Housing in American Neighborhoods, More Public Transportation
Joe Biden and others on the left believe increasing the inventory of houses Americans can afford requires putting more residences in already existing neighborhoods, including changing zoning laws to allow multiple units on single-family home lots.
Report: Amazon Exploiting Zoning Laws to Buy Up Large Swaths of Land in California’s Bay Area
Citing zoning laws designed to “preserve blue-collar jobs in a market in which housing and office space have typically generated higher revenues,” a media report said Amazon is expanding its hold on real estate in California’s Bay Area.
Housing Activists Protest Salt Lake City’s Plan to Demolish Homes, Replace with High-Density Apartments
A protest broke out in Salt Lake City last week after the city council voted for zoning changes that allow homes to be replaced by apartments.
Housing Starts Unexpectedly Plunged in September
Home prices have soared but construction still lags behind expectations.
NYTimes: Suburban De-Zoning Doubles Housing Prices
California’s decision to end single-family suburban zoning is doubling property prices almost overnight, according to the New York Times.
Report: ‘Unsustainable’ Suburban America Contributes to Climate Change
The iconic American suburban neighborhoods that attract families looking for safe and prosperous areas have been targeted in recent years
Connecticut Democrats Pick Up More Seats, Plan to Tackle Suburban Zoning
Connecticut Democrats will maintain solid control of the legislative agenda in the state after they picked up eight more House seats and two more Senate seats to date.
Democrats Admit Trump Message ‘Working’ in the Suburbs, Biden Vows End to Local Control of Zoning
Democrat Party insiders admit that President Trump’s message to America’s middle class in the suburbs is “working,” a new report reveals, as Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden has vowed an end to local community control of zoning laws.
Study: San Francisco Bay Area More Segregated in 2010 than 1970
A new study published by the University of California Berkeley has found that the San Francisco Bay Area is more racially segregated today than it was in 1970, at the peak of the civil rights era.
Report: Cities Across Country Use Zoning Codes to Create ‘Gun-Store-Free Zones’
Cities and townships are using zoning restrictions to hedge in “gun store free zones” around the country. This includes over 20 such zones in California alone.
