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There's a quiet housing fix spreading across California (www.sfgate.com)

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TLDR: Cities are allowing developers to re-zone retail units that go un-leased. They can then be converted into live-work studios so people can run businesses from home ie. an artist running a home studio, a massage therapist taking clients, a home daycare, etc. Seems this could really help with California’s chronic housing crisis.

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[–] PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

Look into the history of eminent domain too see (historically) just how receptive land owners have been to selling their land to the government.

I've been on a jury for an eminent domain case, I am familiar. Usually that's when the government needs a specific piece of property instead of just wants to buy some kind of property in general.

England has done this, and it's worked. I'm done speaking with you about this. Have a good weekend.