Anything for our developers. Curious when "our" planning department is going to meet with residents since they couldn't be bothered to meet with various resident groups about the various housing laws even when legally required to do so.

Is the State of California aware of these developer delays? Who is talking/negotiating with them about this? The city has been given only 7 years to implement an absurdly high 21% increase in housing units in Palo Alto. Is the State going to give the city a similar reprieve because these economic factors are also out of the city's control? Will these delays cause the city feel the lash of the sticks (and no carrots) built into new state housing laws?

WE have legislative people who are trying to make a name for themselves by continually tweaking housing laws which make the whole process more difficult. Add the state and federal government problems - insurance people are refusing to issue new policies for homes and the interest rate is too high. How did we get here? Why do we allow these people to keep hampering good government. CA is deserving all of the criticism that is heaped on it. Add New York which is also a mess. Time to challenge the organizations that are trying to muscle us.

In California developers do come first. Ruin the cultural of lovely towns? No problem, the 'Berman Remedy' will ensure it happens.

Only those real estate developers with solid financials should be considered for any development. None of these non=profit groups should apply

"Is the State of California aware of these developer delays? Who is talking/negotiating with them about this? The city has been given only 7 years to implement an absurdly high 21% increase in housing units in Palo Alto. Is the State going to give the city a similar reprieve because these economic factors are also out of the city's control? Will these delays cause the city feel the lash of the sticks (and no carrots) built into new state housing laws?"

Excellent questions. State Attorney General Bonta has rejected all legal challenges and has even refused to reconsider the mandates for 8 years even in the face of glaring new economic realities -- like the state's huge surplus turning into a huge deficit, the decline of commuters, the layoffs, all the cancellation of big office projects by Big Tech, the declining use of / funding for public transit, the construction slowdowns due to high interest rates and so much more....

The laws were written to benefit big tech and big developers -- not to house poor granny, not reduce the commutes of lower-income workers who don't have access to corporate buses but DO get stuck paying higher tolls to "ease congestion" that they don't control.

WE have one group that is working permits to build. We have city paid for services for water, electricity, sanitation, refuse hauling and disposal, and police force and fire to provide a safety net. Are they talking to each other? SF's water comes from Hetch Hetchy. Our water comes from Hetch Hetchy. How much water is there at Hetch Hetchy?

The 50 story building in SF has come up again. It is about 4 blocks from the beach. That is 50 stories of people going to the bathroom, taking showers, washing clothes and dishes, and putting trash down the bin for pick up. How many trucks have to come each week to pick up the trash? Where do they take the trash? That is 50 stories of people with cars - where do they park the cars?

EPA as reported in the papers has a limited sanitation problem so the County is now having to address how it is upgraded. PA is going to upgrade it's utility system. This is large amounts of money that most cities do not have. Also the land required for the facilities. No one is connecting the dots here. AG Bonta has to be able to fund cities to provide the services for all of the new housing. OH - that is you the resident taxpayer who is going to do that.