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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

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Post by scotuswroteus »

falcolas wrote: post #5

Seems 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.

Yeah and the sun may not come out tomorrow. This doesn't undercut a court's decision. The court interpreted the rules that the state legislature passed, and now that an unintended consequence of the prior passed rule manifested, the state changed the law. That's actually how it's supposed to work.

Re: Gov. Newsom signs law to stop UC Berkeley enrollment cuts

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Post by conanbatt »

bradly wrote: post #30
edm0nd wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That'll never happen. One of the main reasons SF even has a housing crisis is because they refuse to allow people to build multiple levels upwards bc of zoning.

> That'll never happen. One of the main reasons SF even has a housing crisis is because they refuse to allow people to build multiple levels upwards bc of zoning. Couldn't the Gov. sign another law stopping that as well? Similar to the legislation around single family housing lots?

What you have now was passed by Gov.

Re: Gov. Newsom signs law to stop UC Berkeley enrollment cuts

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Post by rablackburn »

exogeny wrote: post #3

Good. 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.

> any argument predicated on "preserving the character" is disingenuous at best and racist at worst

Calling NIMBYism's "preserving the character" argument disingenuous is probably going too far. That really is the problem many NIMBYs have with proposed developments. They like their neighbourhood exactly how it is, and if they could mandate perfect stasis they would.

It may not be a persuasive argument, but in many cases it is genuine.

Re: Gov. Newsom signs law to stop UC Berkeley enrollment cuts

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Post by paxys »

falcolas wrote: post #5

Seems 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.

More like – legislature passed a law, a certain group of people took advantage of the law in ways the general public didn't intend, the courts said "we have to rule by the letter of the law", legislature amended the law, now most people happy again. This is exactly how the process should work.

Re: Gov. Newsom signs law to stop UC Berkeley enrollment cuts

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Post by stingrae »

favorited wrote: post #14
jeffbee wrote: post #4

This 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.

Funny how the "they can't accept N students, there's not enough housing!" guy is simultaneously the "don't build any new housing" guy. And, as luck would have it, he's also the "don't increase density in existing housing structures" guy. What are the odds?

also the "lives in New Zealand 50% of the time" guy

Re: Gov. Newsom signs law to stop UC Berkeley enrollment cuts

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Post by bradly »

conanbatt wrote: post #32
bradly wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> That'll never happen. One of the main reasons SF even has a housing crisis is because they refuse to allow people to build multiple levels upwards bc of zoning. Couldn't the Gov. sign another law stopping that as well? Similar to the legislation around single family housing lots?

What you have now was passed by Gov.

Yes. That was the point of my comment :)

Re: Gov. Newsom signs law to stop UC Berkeley enrollment cuts

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Post by dougmccune »

mistrial9 wrote: post #7

A 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. W…

This is so far from reality I have a hard time even knowing how to respond. Just in case people who don’t live here think the Bay Area cities have become this dystopian hell hole as described, no, they absolutely have not. Life is honestly nearly back to normal. I’m going out to dinner with a friend in Berkeley tonight. The streets will not be empty or filled with drug addicts.

Re: Gov. Newsom signs law to stop UC Berkeley enrollment cuts

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Post by howinteresting »

falcolas wrote: post #5

Seems 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.

The way the American system works is that the legislature has the final say over statutory law, while the courts have the final say over constitutional law (modulo amendments).
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