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YIMBY movement considers the the Bay Area too segregated and has a plan to integrate it.
YIMBY’s Plan to integrate the East Bay’s White Enclave
"Bay Area housing advocate, Kevin Burke, declared that a slate of pro-housing organizations and activists including East Bay for Everyone, Diablo Valley For Everyone, YIMBY Law, and Inclusive Lafayette, “wrote to the Contra Costa County BOS (Board of Supervisors) to ask them to put more of the new housing in the draft housing element in wealthy areas, and less of the new housing next to refineries and toxic waste.” In support of the draft, Bay Area housing advocate, Darrell Owens tweeted that “East Bay yimbys busy enforcing affirmatively furthering fair housing as counties and cities already start to violate them.”
"Inspired by the George Floyd protests,” The YIMBY organization Inclusive Lafayette was founded by Jeremy and Benji Levine who “recognized that they grew up in an exceptionally white, wealthy area (Lafayette) with a limited supply of affordable housing.” Inclusive Lafayette’s Mission Statement is that “We strive to help create a community where people of all backgrounds can afford to live by combatting the legacy of racism in Lafayette, the Bay Area, and the United States as a whole.”
I don't think it's necessary to target wealthy areas specifically, but the Bay Area in general does need to loosen zoning regulations imo because the housing unaffordability situation there is pretty ridiculous.
Integration and inclusiveness. I could get behind that, as long as it's done right. I also want to make sure the criminal elements (from all races) are kept away. Many people will point to crime as the reason for not wanting integration and inclusion.
"Inspired by the George Floyd protests,” The YIMBY organization Inclusive Lafayette was founded by Jeremy and Benji Levine who “recognized that they grew up in an exceptionally white, wealthy area (Lafayette) with a limited supply of affordable housing.” Inclusive Lafayette’s Mission Statement is that “We strive to help create a community where people of all backgrounds can afford to live by combatting the legacy of racism in Lafayette, the Bay Area, and the United States as a whole.”
"Inspired by the George Floyd protests"? So, what, does this mean that Inclusive Lafayette wants to make their town more affordable by rioting and looting and burning down their businesses and driving the higher-earning people away?
As for these imbeciles, Jeremy and Benji Levine, they're too stupid or too blinded by ideology to recognize that growing up in an exceptionally white, wealthy area is basically winning life's lottery. But if they get their way, future generations of Lafayette citizens won't get that same opportunity.
There is a way to diversify any "all white" neighborhood without increasingcrime, keeping the homes well groomed while neighbors stay police and respectful while increasing school test scores. Anyone here want to know the formula?
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