If you are a local government during a historic housing shortage, what do you do? You pause permitting of new housing. Because, I guess, you need time to figure out how to do the job you've always had. #WalkerMI #housingcrisis #zoning #localcontrol #EndLocalControl
https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/real-estate/walker-to-consider-a-moratorium-on-permits-for-high-density-residential-projects/

@breadandcircuses The "system change" we need is eventually going to have to come from the local level. Transportation, housing, and land use are all key to decarbonization, and are mostly governed at the nonpartisan local level.

Try to build a wind farm, a walkable neighborhood, or use some road space for low carbon transport -- local NIMBYs will ensure that nothing gets done.

Unfortunately, our climate problems go far beyond Micro$oft and Lockheed.

#localcontrol #ClimateEmergency #NIMBY

"States are Silencing the Will of Millions of Voters" - NY Times Editorial

An overview of attacks on local control of cities by state governments.

"There are cases where pre-emption laws are in the public interest...But the vast majority of the pre-emption bills and laws in the last few years do not meet that test. They undermine fundamental principles of equality as well as access to the ballot and fair representation."

#Democracy #LocalControl
GIFT link:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/03/opinion/texas-preemption-bill.html?unlocked_article_code=ipTkgP1FZoapveAaANUvHNXm2LX4zG6vZC35KAUI9D3viqN4gRu7m-WUa5tM_zYag1PT7463OcncrRHF5eksjFN_i35rVcSxpLJkvypaQe1YAXNfU22sHl4oTHvqC5_3-gZKtErvC_HHwFgmbuLU_igUkfNyO2AtOAA6JcrLAfSTI_MdxTiFN_35FgbYlq3ZRLPfOHZQ3OpntjbXW7HBcPaNbNVqV1d7SyACY1J43MiaRIgwSg3T792PCqvahsxG5kg1vvVLxkgQP9fOqmiziOIYF5wVclkjJU4SLK0jbhR44vOzJEkUTvDeyMRnNYIyPqUmlbJDfOKl2EX9xE0&smid=url-share

#Monopoly: Senate leaders are still trying to keep the independent happy.

#LocalControl: Arizona Dems are done with that.

By John Nichols

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/kyrsten-sinema-democrats-arizona/

Whenever someone in #waleg mentions local control in the #Homes4WA debate:

"Local control does not even require overt racial hatred. That is what is so insidious about it. It will automatically perpetuate racial segregation."

https://furmancenter.org/research/iri/essay/housing-discrimination-and-local-control

This has been true in Washington for an entire generation. Many Washington legislators came of age in an era of #localcontrol making housing segregation worse

https://www.olympiatime.com/2023/02/how-our-history-of-downzoning-is.html?m=1

Imagine having a say in how your electric utility is run and helping make decisions like how to improve service or get more #RenewablePower.

That will happen when local nonprofit #PineTreePower manages our grid instead of corporations from away.

#MEPolitics #LocalControl

It's a busy week next week for free webinars and online forums of interest to nighttime advocates.

If you are interested in how your city is working with state alcohol authorities on local alcohol licensing policies, our friends at Responsible Hospitality Institute host "Local Control of Alcohol Policy," Tue, Jan 10, 2023, 10 a.m. PST.

MORE: https://24hournation.com/webinars/local-control-of-alcohol-policy

#AlcoholLicensing #Bars #Clubs #Restaurants #RHI #ResponsibleHospitalityInstitute #LocalControl

With all of the recent cloud platform compromises, this might be helpful for some. I'd rather not have my robovac talking to servers in China.

https://www.jasonshearer.me/blog/2022/9/30/100-local-robovac

#localcontrol #nocloud #robovac #dreame #homeassistant #homeautomation

Avangrid's lawyers chalk up a victory in Maine's Supreme Court in CMP #NECEC case.

If things don't go your way at the polls, no problem: just send in the lawyers to work the courts. It's the #Avangreed way.

#MEPolitics #LocalControl #Energy

https://www.mainepublic.org/business-and-economy/2022-11-29/maines-highest-court-upholds-lease-for-cmp-corridor-on-state-land