Social:Livable California
Livable California is a NIMBY group in California known for advocating against increased housing supply and for local control.[1][2][3] The organization disputes the existence of the California housing shortage.[4] The organization was founded by Marin County-based activist Susan Kirsch.[2][5]
Livable California was founded in 2018 by Marin County-based activist and former teacher Susan Kirsch[6] and former oil and gas executive Rick Hall of San Francisco.[2][7] They organized in opposition to Senator Scott Wiener’s housing development bill SB 827, helping to defeat it.[2] The group also opposed subsequent iterations of the bill, such as SB 50, which would permit fourplexes in most neighborhoods exclusively zoned for single-family housing and mid-rises near public transit stations.[7][8]
Susan Kirsch started in anti-housing activism when she successfully prevented a 20-unit apartment building in her neighborhood.[5] Kirsch self-describes as a proponent for "slow growth",[5][6] and disputes that California is experiencing a housing crisis.[2] Other members of Livable California describe themselves as proponents for "sensible" development, "smart growth" or "preservationists".[2] What unifies Livable California members is opposition to high-density housing development[2] and support for single-family-exclusive zoning.[7]
Susan Kirsch left the board of Livable California in 2019.[5]
References
- ↑ Ellickson, Robert C. (2022) (in en). America's Frozen Neighborhoods: The Abuse of Zoning. Yale University Press. pp. 241. ISBN 978-0-300-26856-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=c7yHEAAAQBAJ. "In 2018, California NIMBYs created an umbrella organization, Livable California."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Perigo, Sasha (2020-02-20). "Who are the Bay Area's NIMBYs—and what do they want?" (in en). https://sf.curbed.com/2020/2/20/21122662/san-francisco-bay-area-nimbys-history-nimby-development. "Marin County-based activist and founder of Livable California Susan Kirsch sees no problem with the NIMBY moniker."
- ↑ ""Housing Is a Human Right": Moms for Housing's Black Feminist Politics of Shelter". Public Culture. 2022. doi:10.1215/08992363-9937354. https://doi.org/10.1215/08992363-9937354. "anti-development members of the NIMBY camp—many of whom are allied with nonprofit organizations like Livable California".
- ↑ "Twilight of the NIMBY". New York Times. 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/05/business/economy/california-housing-crisis-nimby.html.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Sue The Suburbs: One Nonprofit's Plan To Solve The Housing Crisis" (in en-US). 2019-09-30. https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/sue-the-suburbs-one-nonprofits-plan-to-solve-the-housing-crisis/.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "She Disagreed With Everything He Wrote About Housing. They Had Coffee.". New York Times. 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/12/insider/california-housing-crisis-nimby.html.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Group, Marisa Kendall | Bay Area News (2020-01-26). "Inside Livable California's fight for single-family neighborhoods" (in en-US). https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/01/26/inside-livable-californias-fight-for-single-family-neighborhoods/.
- ↑ "California, Mired in a Housing Crisis, Rejects an Effort to Ease It". New York Times. 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/business/economy/sb50-california-housing.html.
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