Comment by kristjansson

CEQA & NEPA resistance to prescribed burns deserve all the criticism heaped upon them and more. Though tt's a little unimaginative to locate the ultimate responsibility with "handful of unelected specialists in bureaucracy". Why not carry that analysis through to the outside groups (mis)use CEQA to effect their own ends?

I'm somewhat conflicted by his take on price controls . We need clearly need price signals to provision housing for 10-15k households, and the materials & labor to rebuild those homes. At the same time there's a huge potential for predatory pricing and outright scams targeting people that are, for the moment, quite vulnerable. A bit of drag to keep landlords from absorbing huge chunks of the inevitable insurance bailout in the form of ALE payouts seems appropriate, and far from 'punishment'.

There's also some outright dissonance b/w

> expedient rebuilding will be blocked at every turn

and "Newsom cut through CEQA so easily, why doesn't he do that for other projects"

Also the take on preventing unsolicited real estate offers seems remarkably unsympathetic for someone so nearly impacted by the fires.

The usual memes (CA's 14.4% tax rate, $770 FEMA checks, $950 petty-theft, ...) feel a bit trite and out of place for an otherwise thoughtful