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Starrion t1_jcitgaq wrote
Now if they could block scam calls that would be great
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Reply to comment by EasternMotors in 95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority: In 105 jurisdictions of the Bay Area, anyone can build any residential projected at any height or density so long as 20% of the units are for low income. by dolphins3
That would be valid IF the towns or cities were willing to negotiate towards building the development. In most cases the developments are built in spite of the towns objections, so there is no CBA asked or offered.
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Reply to comment by EasternMotors in 95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority: In 105 jurisdictions of the Bay Area, anyone can build any residential projected at any height or density so long as 20% of the units are for low income. by dolphins3
Local government loses the chance to block development. There is no cash cost to the town that can be counted as a subsidy. The only net effect for the town is that people were able to buy the units cheaper or rent for cheaper than if the development wasn't built under that rule.
Putting payments to all would simply cause prices to rise further if you have more money chasing the same scarce housing stock.
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Reply to comment by EasternMotors in 95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority: In 105 jurisdictions of the Bay Area, anyone can build any residential projected at any height or density so long as 20% of the units are for low income. by dolphins3
These units aren’t subsidized. The builder has to offer them to get them built. We really need to asses the effects of things like Airbnb on our housing supply. There isn’t enough space in many regions to increase stock without building high density developments.
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Reply to comment by No-Independence828 in 95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority: In 105 jurisdictions of the Bay Area, anyone can build any residential projected at any height or density so long as 20% of the units are for low income. by dolphins3
They buy the houses and put up a high rise.
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Reply to comment by kippypapa in 95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority: In 105 jurisdictions of the Bay Area, anyone can build any residential projected at any height or density so long as 20% of the units are for low income. by dolphins3
We did that in Mass. and it got a lot of housing built. The thing is that when people hear 'low income' they are thinking Section 8. When even the low income people are couples that have 60K jobs, a lot of the stigma goes away.
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Reply to comment by [deleted] in Anti-Suspension Laws and lack of consequences are taking a toll on our K12 schools by bostonteacher90871
Been through the process? It takes months. Referrals, appointments, and meetings. IF YOU'RE LUCKY. That's IF you have parents willing to participate, IF you have a school system with resources to do the work, and IF you can get the parents to take them to a pediatrician for assessment $$$.
I'm not saying that we need the schools going all Florida and having police yank 5 YOs out in handcuffs. Kids who are having uncontrollable outbursts or are violent need to NOT be returned to the classroom until that's dealt with.
Keep in mind that resources in schools are tight. If a kid has to be removed and kept in the school, there is zero chance they will be in a room by themselves. There simply isn't enough staff. So you are back to the Alternative/daycare model or as it was termed back in the 70's when I was in one, the "Special ed" room.
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Reply to comment by StalePieceOfBread in Anti-Suspension Laws and lack of consequences are taking a toll on our K12 schools by bostonteacher90871
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They're teachers. They are not mental health professionals. Some of them may have 90 kids to teach a subject, papers to grade, lesson plans to write, ect.
In a perfect world, they could call the parents and have them deal with it. Or have a guidance counselor to help.
It's 11:05. Johnny just smacked lisann in the back of the head, and is screaming at the top of his lungs. You tell him to stop but he just yells "make me"! This is the fifth time in three weeks that he has done something similar. Now what?
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Reply to comment by Pointlesswonder802 in Anti-Suspension Laws and lack of consequences are taking a toll on our K12 schools by bostonteacher90871
So how do you get disruptive kids out of the classroom so the rest of the class can learn?
We already know that our country has a failed mental health system, and a lot of these kids are walking around with untreated mental disorders. How do teachers/administrators deal with kids who can't behave in a classroom setting to avoid having 30 kids who aren't learning?
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Reply to A new place to call home by payter_m8r
Welcome! You might want to check out some of the towns near Lowell, Lowell has a wide variety of different international foods and easy transport into Boston. One thing you’ll learn about Massachusetts is that were packed pretty tight here. I’ve seen people in Texas go 10 miles to their mailbox. Here 10 miles will put you in towns that are completely different from each other. Traffic is also significantly worse.
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Reply to comment by freedraw in These housing numbers are insane. In some towns the cost to buy a house is 10x the average salary. by LopsidedWafer3269
The only thing we can build in a lot of greater Boston at this point is multi family. There simply isn’t any open land left inside 95, and not much left inside 495. It may be time to look at converting some low performing commercial space into large condo developments.
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Reply to comment by JaKr8 in These housing numbers are insane. In some towns the cost to buy a house is 10x the average salary. by LopsidedWafer3269
Bet I know where the nicer people are
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Reply to comment by Roberto-Del-Camino in These housing numbers are insane. In some towns the cost to buy a house is 10x the average salary. by LopsidedWafer3269
Not many Gen-x I know have boomer parents. More millennials.
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Reply to comment by Bunkerbuster12 in These housing numbers are insane. In some towns the cost to buy a house is 10x the average salary. by LopsidedWafer3269
Unless another virus comes in that prefers the elderly. Given the majority of boomers lean right and the GOP is anti public health, it could be a demographic game changer.
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Reply to comment by Catchthedisc in Are index funds really better than manage funds? by Catchthedisc
Managed funds usually exist to make the managers money.
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Reply to comment by nomadwannabe in [WP] You died and awoke in the afterlife. It's quite nice actually. The people and atmosphere are a lot nicer than you are used to and there is no stress or pressure. When you ask what good deed got you into heaven you are informed that this is hell, followed by a visit from a very concerned demon. by Kitty_Fuchs
I get it. And that’s amazing. It took five read through msg to understand, they cannot connect. The nice atmosphere, people relaxing, open clean space, they are alone and in a personal trap of isolation that they cannot understand or overcome. And it’s hell for them. And the way it’s written the reader experiences the apartness and confusion. Well done
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Reply to comment by RonPMexico in Leak Inspection Finds Hole in Russian Spacecraft Docked to ISS by darthatheos
in the Soyuz, Dear Yuri,
a hole in the Soyuz, Dear Yuri,
A hole.
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Reply to comment by diddyzig in Leak Inspection Finds Hole in Russian Spacecraft Docked to ISS by darthatheos
The hole was vaguely starlink shaped....
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Reply to comment by doc_daneeka in One of Russia’s most prominent nationalist politicians said the Russian military does not have an adequate number of doctors among other problems, a message he delivered in a meeting Saturday with the mothers of soldiers mobilized for the fight in Ukraine by DoremusJessup
Paid to hire Doctors. Bought runabout for yacht instead.
Starrion t1_ixsnihi wrote
Or you could do multiple layers and sandwich a cool design in between.
Starrion t1_ix4bf02 wrote
In this day and age, satire can be really hard to detect. I think Qatar doesn’t have open air slave marts, but I know their nationals were active with ISIS when they were selling slaves. So this took longer to recognize. Somehow I missed the label.
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Reply to Where can a guy get some coffee and pie after 8 just outside (slightly north) of Boston? by palinsafterbirth
Is this code for something?
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Reply to Are dining car diners a MA thing? by MarketMan123
I know of them in Lowell and Woburn
Starrion t1_irch22p wrote
Apparently if you put enough rotors on it, you can make the dining table fly.
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Reply to 5 kids rescued from a Staten Island sewer system after they crawled into a tunnel and got lost by Sandstorm400
So no ants down there then….