State AG, court should vet housing mandates

The disconnect between the reality of life in California and the directives emanating from our state government ruled by one party need to be corrected. The mandate for new housing in Marin County and the Bay Area is a good example.

One might hope that state Attorney General Rob Bonta would recognize that there is something seriously flawed in the implementation of the housing allocations directed to municipalities in our area. It is time for Bonta to look at the money trail. Mandating growth based on exaggerated population projections is not right.

The numbers need to be thoroughly examined.

I think forced growth will lead to “urbanizing” of the suburbs and an increase in density of the already stressed Bay Area urban centers. From my perspective, this was all caused by lobbying groups entering the offices of our so-called “representatives.” This is about making money.

I hope the state Supreme Court looks at the allocations in light of the projections for the California drought, the dangers of building in wildfire zones and even the potential damage of a future big California earthquake. The greater the population density, the greater the loss of life during the next big one.

Yet our politicians, who pretend to represent us, are turning a blind eye to our rights and our wellbeing. I think we should refuse to participate in community surveys that ask where we should add housing. This growth is not needed and manufactured “consent” is not the consent of the governed.

Ignorance rules in Sacramento and we are in need of a change for our very survival.

— Guy Meyer, San Anselmo