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I think we are winning. Big leftist creators on TikTok are calling out nimbys and then we have leftist accounts calling nimbys shit libs bc they rightfully associate NIMBYs with rich white moderate liberals. The lead paint caucus might think they represent the left but only on surface level stuff about being mad about developers, not the actual substance that matters now that we have successfully negatively polarized enough leftists against nimbys. I’ve seen this play out in Portland. The left there is very pro housing and Jo Ann Hardesty wanted to turn 82nd into a transited oriented development corridor. Rene Gonzales is supported by the rich boomer cranks who hate transit and housing near them. The left in Minneapolis is also pretty pro housing while the right wingers are against it. AOC and Ilhan Omar are embracing zoning reform and TOD/parking reform. Even in NYC, the guy who was endorsed by Cornel West and was an exonerated member of the Central Park Five and supports criminal Justice reform is big on zoning reform as well. The last hold out for left NIMBYism seems to be SF and LA. Meanwhile, Emeryville is the model for California.