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ashtonkem on Oct 25, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Nearly 12M Square Feet of Vacant Office Space in S...

SF literally created the first zoning laws in America. Nothing that's happened there in terms of zoning and real estate cost is an accident, it's a natural result of politicians and citizens valuing real estate value above pretty much anything else.

spenczar5 on Oct 25, 2020 [–]

> SF literally created the first zoning laws in America.

This is not true. The first was either in Modesto in 1885, LA in 1908, or NYC in 1916, depending on how you define things. Definitely not SF, though.

Doesn’t really change your point, I just want to correct an urban legend.

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