Bill Fulton

Hi, PJ.

Hi, PJ.

Hi, PJ.

The planning director in San Diego oversees the long-term plans for all the neighborhoods, how big the buildings can be, what infrastructure has to be included. You get into big fights with the neighbors over whether there's going to be more development in their neighborhood, that kind of thing.

The planning director in San Diego oversees the long-term plans for all the neighborhoods, how big the buildings can be, what infrastructure has to be included. You get into big fights with the neighbors over whether there's going to be more development in their neighborhood, that kind of thing.

The planning director in San Diego oversees the long-term plans for all the neighborhoods, how big the buildings can be, what infrastructure has to be included. You get into big fights with the neighbors over whether there's going to be more development in their neighborhood, that kind of thing.

Yes, that's exactly what a planner does.

Yes, that's exactly what a planner does.

Yes, that's exactly what a planner does.

Well, first of all, it is correct that zoning has traditionally been very inflexible. And underneath zoning is the assumption that different types of uses of land, you know, houses, stores, factories, they should all be separated.

Well, first of all, it is correct that zoning has traditionally been very inflexible. And underneath zoning is the assumption that different types of uses of land, you know, houses, stores, factories, they should all be separated.

Well, first of all, it is correct that zoning has traditionally been very inflexible. And underneath zoning is the assumption that different types of uses of land, you know, houses, stores, factories, they should all be separated.

Right. It originally came 100 plus years ago from the idea that in those days, a toxic factory might be right next door to houses or to an apartment building. And so separating those two things became very important. There is a sort of a classist and racist part of it, too. And this became predominant in the 1920s.

Right. It originally came 100 plus years ago from the idea that in those days, a toxic factory might be right next door to houses or to an apartment building. And so separating those two things became very important. There is a sort of a classist and racist part of it, too. And this became predominant in the 1920s.

Right. It originally came 100 plus years ago from the idea that in those days, a toxic factory might be right next door to houses or to an apartment building. And so separating those two things became very important. There is a sort of a classist and racist part of it, too. And this became predominant in the 1920s.

which is that people who wanted to live in single-family homes, and in those days you had to be very affluent to do that, began to put zoning into place in order to separate themselves from all other types of land uses, including apartment buildings.

which is that people who wanted to live in single-family homes, and in those days you had to be very affluent to do that, began to put zoning into place in order to separate themselves from all other types of land uses, including apartment buildings.

which is that people who wanted to live in single-family homes, and in those days you had to be very affluent to do that, began to put zoning into place in order to separate themselves from all other types of land uses, including apartment buildings.

If you go to a city like Los Angeles and you go to the most desirable parts of town, say the West Side, you will see vast areas that are zoned for single-family homes. If you removed zoning, many of those single-family homes would be redeveloped to higher density and there would be a lot more housing available. So to a certain extent, single-family zoning is used by homeowners to retain homes

If you go to a city like Los Angeles and you go to the most desirable parts of town, say the West Side, you will see vast areas that are zoned for single-family homes. If you removed zoning, many of those single-family homes would be redeveloped to higher density and there would be a lot more housing available. So to a certain extent, single-family zoning is used by homeowners to retain homes