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khazhou on April 5, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Mountain View approves razing rent-controlled unit...

> MV needs to be a lot denser

Why is this necessary? What requirement is satisfied only by increased density?

I could equally say Google needs to stop growing and start moving projects elsewhere.

imtringued on April 5, 2019 | [–]

Nobody opposes Google's growth because it benefits existing homeowners.

Simple_Guy on April 5, 2019 | [–]

>The only change that's "needed" is increase in affordable housing to the lower- and middle-class which forms the support fabric without which the town can't exist.

and how are they going to do that without allowing the city to be denser?

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