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I think one of the biggest arguments in favor of a charter city like California Forever / East Solano ties back to your last post. It’s surprising how little variation and experimentation there is among municipal codes and institutions. Not sure how it came to be this way, but city staff and elected officials tend to have a very intense herd mentality, frequently stated as a desire to conform to how other cities do things, which is stronger than their desire to solve local problems.

Creating places that can just *try* different policies and demonstrate they are safe is a valuable public service.

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