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0 pointsedgyquant3y ago0 comments

You should clarify “in SF” since this isn’t true for the actual history of residential zoning (which originated in New York)

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mherdeg3y ago

Gosh, growing up near Cleveland I always thought zoning "started" in Euclid Heights. I guess there are lots of different firsts?

leviathant3y ago

Feels a bit like the oddly pervasive "Our city is x on the top 10 list of places Russia would nuke first because of local industry y" myth that existed in places all across America.

Phrenzy3y ago

Imagine the post WWIII disappointment while walking around your pristine neighborhood.

"Nobody thought enough about us to want to eliminate us."

stonogo3y ago

Berkeley legislated residential zoning four months before New York did.

astrange3y ago

Well, this article is about the Bay Area.

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