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THE BUZZ California YIMBYs suddenly have an ally in the White House.
Housing production advocates have exulted in the Biden administration’s effort to alter zoning laws via a sweeping infrastructure push. The language of the proposal which faulted restrictions on multi-family zoning because they “drive up the cost of construction and keep families from moving to neighborhoods with more opportunities” echoed the central argument of many Californians, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, who blame local government resistance to building anything except more single-family homes as a central reason for California’s dire
Los Angeles Times) The frequency of natural disasters has soared in recent decades. Total damage topped $210 billion worldwide in 2020. With climate change, the costs attributed to coastal storms will increase dramatically. At the same time, coastal habitats such as wetlands and reefs are being lost rapidly. Some 20% of the world’s mangroves were lost over the last four decades. More than half of the Great Barrier Reef was degraded by bleaching in 2020 alone. In California, we have lost more than 90% of our coastal marshes. Coastal habitats serve as a critical first line of defense, and their loss puts communities at even greater risk from coastal flooding. Coral reefs work as natural breakwaters and reduce flooding by breaking waves offshore. Wetlands such as marshes and mangroves protect coastlines by dampening storm surge and waves; they also prevent erosion and can build new land.
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