Gov. Newsom signs law to stop UC Berkeley enrollment cuts
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Re: Gov. Newsom signs law to stop UC Berkeley enrollment cuts
#2> Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) noted that environmental standards are not being changed. “We are changing what they apply to,” he said.
Either the environmental review standards are good and needed.. or they are not. This is post-hoc ruling and I am curious how the court will react.
The only thing the opposition needs to do here is run a few pressers with homeless students.
Re: Gov. Newsom signs law to stop UC Berkeley enrollment cuts
#3Good. NIMBYs are a huge problem, and any argument predicated on "preserving the character" is disingenuous at best and racist at worst. It's sad that legislation once designed to do so much good has been weaponized by such obstructionists.
Re: Gov. Newsom signs law to stop UC Berkeley enrollment cuts
#4This is a significant repudiation of the NIMBY point of view. When was the last time that literally every statewide elected official came together to unanimously pass a law over the span of 4 days? Californians of every party are united in the belief that Phil Bokovoy is a jerk.
Re: Gov. Newsom signs law to stop UC Berkeley enrollment cuts
#5Seems like an odd move to undercut the checks and balances courts are supposed to have over legislation. Enacting a law solely to undercut a court's decision seems spurious, and may blow back on both the legislation and the school.
Re: Gov. Newsom signs law to stop UC Berkeley enrollment cuts
#6Good. I wish they'd sign more such laws to deal with all the property developments across San Francisco that are stuck in years-long "environmental review" or other similar bureaucratic hurdles put forward by NIMBY groups.
Re: Gov. Newsom signs law to stop UC Berkeley enrollment cuts
#7A college town that was filled with ordinary college commotion is largely silent day and night. The streets of Berkeley, California near campus are empty for more than a year now. University Avenue, a major road leading to campus is quiet day and night, it used to be filled with cars, music and daily activity. Half of restaurants and most retail have closed in the last two years; parties are hidden due to covid-19. What has replaced it in the downtown and flatlands are super-scary predatory criminal loners, hard core drug-addicted mentally ill and some of the most expensive housing in the United States. Landlords feasted on the rental income derived from "market forces" of thousands of 20-somethings working for FAANG and bio-tech. The homes in the hills are overflowing with paper income, and the covid-19 rates are among the lowest in the western US due to a combination of factors.
It is a stunning turn of events, worthy of Heinlein. The behemoth schools that are UC Berkeley continues to bring in nine-figure money with off-shore students paying high tuition, looking for their chance to strike it rich in the high tech scene, while those of ordinary means are economically crushed.
Re: Gov. Newsom signs law to stop UC Berkeley enrollment cuts
#8Good. NIMBYs are a huge problem, and any argument predicated on "preserving the character" is disingenuous at best and racist at worst. It's sad that legislation once designed to do so much good has been weaponized by such obstructionists.
If nothing else, I hope Newsom can cement an identity as the "anti-NIMBY governor."
S.B. 9 [1] was a great step. This also sends a pretty stark message.
Re: Gov. Newsom signs law to stop UC Berkeley enrollment cuts
#9Seems like an odd move to undercut the checks and balances courts are supposed to have over legislation. Enacting a law solely to undercut a court's decision seems spurious, and may blow back on both the legislation and the school.
I've seen this take a lot in the last half a day and it makes no sense at all. The court rules on the law. It's an ordinary statute, and the legislature changed it. There is no checks-and-balances conflict here. The statute says whatever the legislature says it says.
Re: Gov. Newsom signs law to stop UC Berkeley enrollment cuts
#10> Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) noted that environmental standards are not being changed. “We are changing what they apply to,” he said. Either the environmental review standards are good and needed.. or they are not. This is post-hoc ruling and I am curious how the court will react. The only thing the opposition needs to do here is run a few pressers with homeless students.
The environmental review process is broken [1].
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/opinion/berkeley-enrollme...