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Clayton Dewey
@clayton@social.coop  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Here's my actual testimony!

Also, one of my city council reps reached out to me afterwards to be in touch further about social housing, affordable housing, etc etc

https://youtube.com/shorts/Lnddz7Eq0go?si=uwfNiKkRsWPmuT9E

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Clayton Dewey
@clayton@social.coop replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

It ain't sexy, but if we want that #solarpunk future of high density, walkable, decommodified housing the city of Lakewood needs to ditch its racist, classist zoning laws that mandate sprawl.

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AKingsbury
@AlexanderKingsbury@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@clayton

How very #libertarian of you.

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Clayton Dewey
@clayton@social.coop replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

I managed to get some laughs at a city council meeting that was 2 hours deep into public commenting by the time I spoke.

So I consider that a win.

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Clayton Dewey
@clayton@social.coop replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Here's my actual testimony!

Also, one of my city council reps reached out to me afterwards to be in touch further about social housing, affordable housing, etc etc

https://youtube.com/shorts/Lnddz7Eq0go?si=uwfNiKkRsWPmuT9E

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Fully Automated! Solarpunk RPG
@FullyAutomatedRPG@mstdn.games replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@clayton
Thanks for doing this!

This is a very hot topic in California right now, especially LA: #SB79 would override local height restrictions around public transit stations.

Most #urbanists consider this an obvious good. But within the #socialist community, not everyone loves giving private developers this freedom.

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Clayton Dewey
@clayton@social.coop replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@FullyAutomatedRPG yeah I totally get that hesitation. I've talked it over in our local DSA chapter and our take is that this is a necessary first step but then it will be very important to organize for actual affordable housing.

The long term dream is to have social housing. We're making inroads in Denver. In Lakewood it would be hard to find the money and political will (we don't even have municipal trash and recycling).

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Fully Automated! Solarpunk RPG
@FullyAutomatedRPG@mstdn.games replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@clayton
That's exactly where I am too
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secretspecter 🚲:fennel:
@specter@eattherich.club replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@clayton
Fire! Goated!
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Camille lives at Praxis Now
@camille@social.praxis.nyc replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@clayton
Bravo!
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Doug Webb
@douginamug@mastodon.xyz replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@clayton hey, nice one! That stuff is really important!
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Clayton Dewey
@clayton@social.coop replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@douginamug thanks! Yeah it is and luckily there was a really strong turnout in favor of it, so I'm feeling hopeful it will pass.
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