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NIMBY

JabberWokky — 2009-11-07 16:01:16

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- NIMBY stands for "'''N'''ot '''I'''n '''M'''y '''B'''ack '''Y'''ard". A more extreme version is the [wiki:wikipedia:backronym] ["Glossary" BANANA].	+ NIMBY stands for "'''N'''ot '''I'''n '''M'''y '''B'''ack '''Y'''ard". A more extreme version is the [wiki:wikipedia:backronym] ["Glossary" BANANA]. When formalized into actual acts and measures that create municipal code, it is part of ["growth politics"].
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- ''See also ["Davis Apartheid"] and ["Socks"].''	+ ''See also ["growth politics"], ["Davis Apartheid"] and ["Socks"].''

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DougWalter — 2008-02-18 22:58:40

Seems relevant to changes in town character

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- It is important to remember that Davis has not always had the character it has now. Once upon a time ["Hunt Wesson Plant" Hunt-Wesson] and ["Contech Construction Products Inc." Contech] called Davis home. Soon all visual evidence of Contech in Davis will be gone and only long term residents will remember it.	+ It is important to remember that Davis has not always had the character it has now. ["UC Davis"] didn't become a general campus (with non-agricultural students) until 1959. Once upon a time ["Hunt Wesson Plant" Hunt-Wesson] and ["Contech Construction Products Inc." Contech] called Davis home. Soon all visual evidence of Contech in Davis will be gone and only long term residents will remember it.

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JeremyOgul — 2008-02-17 18:18:57

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- On November 21, ["2006"], in another case of NIMBY, the City of Davis files suit against ["Dixon"] for the proposed ["Dixon Downs"] racetrack.	+ On November 21, ["2006"], in another case of NIMBY, the City of Davis filed suit against ["Dixon"] for the proposed ["Dixon Downs"] racetrack.

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JeremyOgul — 2008-02-17 18:18:00

linked to west village

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- NIMBY's role in ["Davis"] ranged from when you want to have your party without ["Noise Violation" violating] the noise ordinance, up to the town rejecting the University proposal to get a BioSafety Lab (BSL4). NIMBY isn't unique to Davis, but it is practiced here like a religion. Any discussion of growth (including more housing for students) will feature NIMBY vocally, and sometimes violently. A public forum held at ["Emerson Junior High"] on the University proposal for a West Campus Community devolved into a minor brawl.	+ NIMBY's role in ["Davis"] ranged from when you want to have your party without ["Noise Violation" violating] the noise ordinance, up to the town rejecting the University proposal to get a BioSafety Lab (BSL4). NIMBY isn't unique to Davis, but it is practiced here like a religion. Any discussion of growth (including more housing for students) will feature NIMBY vocally, and sometimes violently. A public forum held at ["Emerson Junior High"] on the University's ["West Village"] proposal devolved into a minor brawl.

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PxlAted — 2007-08-24 07:26:01

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- There is also the similar "IGMFY", or "I Got Mine, F- You". An examples is "Gabe" who called ["Davis Community Television" DCTV] on the 2005 election night to state that he had moved from Orange County one month ago and had voted against ["Measure X"].	+ There is also the similar "IGMFY", or "I Got Mine, F- You". One example is "Gabe" who called ["Davis Community Television" DCTV] on the 2005 election night to state that he had moved from Orange County one month ago and had voted against ["Measure X"].

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ArlenAbraham — 2007-05-16 20:13:30

thanks lingustics homework!

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JabberWokky — 2007-04-10 11:57:57

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DavidGrundler — 2007-04-10 07:44:28

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- In November of 2005 the residents of Davis voted 60% to 40% to prevent the development of ["Covell Village"].	+ In November of ["2005"] the residents of Davis voted 60% to 40% to prevent the development of ["Covell Village"].
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- On November 21, 2006, in another case of NIMBY, the City of Davis files suit against ["Dixon"] for the proposed ["Dixon Downs"] racetrack.	+ On November 21, ["2006"], in another case of NIMBY, the City of Davis files suit against ["Dixon"] for the proposed ["Dixon Downs"] racetrack.

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DavidGrundler — 2007-04-10 07:44:03

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	+ On November 21, 2006, in another case of NIMBY, the City of Davis files suit against ["Dixon"] for the proposed ["Dixon Downs"] racetrack. +

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DavidPoole — 2007-04-06 15:59:30

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- * Orange County has consistent and persistent development, especially in the Irvine area.	+

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DavidPoole — 2007-04-06 15:59:23

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	+ * Orange County has consistent and persistent development, especially in the Irvine area.

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EdwinSaada — 2007-02-05 23:56:26

prefer this wording, and thnk it's more accurate

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- Partly this is due to people moving here because they think it is a nice small town, and then fighting to make it the way they want. Sometimes this results in arguments being divided by how long a person has lived in town. Students do get short changed by this sometimes, but so do residents. The thing to keep in mind is that both sides of these arguments usually believe that they are acting in the better interest of the town.	+ Partly this is due to people moving here because they think it is a nice small town, and then fighting to keep it the way they want. Sometimes this results in arguments being divided by how long a person has lived in town. Students do get short changed by this sometimes, but so do residents. The thing to keep in mind is that both sides of these arguments usually believe that they are acting in the better interest of the town.

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NickSchmalenberger — 2007-02-05 22:05:20

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- Partly this is due to people moving here because they think it is a nice small town, and then fighting to keep it the way they want. Sometimes this results in arguments being divided by how long a person has lived in town. Students do get short changed by this sometimes, but so do residents. The thing to keep in mind is that both sides of these arguments usually believe that they are acting in the better interest of the town.	+ Partly this is due to people moving here because they think it is a nice small town, and then fighting to make it the way they want. Sometimes this results in arguments being divided by how long a person has lived in town. Students do get short changed by this sometimes, but so do residents. The thing to keep in mind is that both sides of these arguments usually believe that they are acting in the better interest of the town.

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ArlenAbraham — 2007-02-05 21:33:31

nimby button

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	+ [[Image(target-nimby-button.jpg, thumbnail, right, "A button found (2006-7-30) on the bulletin board at ["Mishka's Cafe"] reads "Build ["Measure K" Target] in ["Stephen Souza" Steve Souza's] Back Yard."")]] +

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ArlenAbraham — 2007-02-05 21:22:04

Upload of image target-nimby-button.jpg.

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NickSchmalenberger — 2006-05-30 23:04:25

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ErikAnderson — 2006-02-20 20:05:28

Wikified DCTV link

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- There is also the similar "IGMFY", or "I Got Mine, F- You". An examples is "Gabe" who called DCTV on the 2005 election night to state that he had moved from Orange County one month ago and had voted against ["Measure X"].	+ There is also the similar "IGMFY", or "I Got Mine, F- You". An examples is "Gabe" who called ["Davis Community Television" DCTV] on the 2005 election night to state that he had moved from Orange County one month ago and had voted against ["Measure X"].

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JabberWokky — 2005-12-17 16:31:21

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PaulThober — 2005-12-17 14:57:27

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PhilipNeustrom — 2005-11-30 19:46:31

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PaulThober — 2005-11-09 19:14:46

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JasonAller — 2005-11-09 18:38:42

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SteveDavison — 2005-11-09 18:36:07

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JasonAller — 2005-11-09 17:48:13

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JasonAller — 2005-11-09 17:47:05

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JasonAller — 2005-04-18 18:55:40

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- ''2005-02-27 23:23:43'' [[nbsp]] See also IGMFY: I got mine. Fuck you! --["GregSmith"]------ - ''2005-04-18 19:55:17'' [[nbsp]] igmfy --["JasonAller"]	+ ''2005-02-27 23:23:43'' [[nbsp]] See also IGMFY: I got mine. Fuck you! --["GregSmith"]

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JasonAller — 2005-04-18 18:55:17

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RobRoy — 2005-02-21 07:47:53

added apartheid

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RyanCastellucci — 2005-02-20 20:22:51

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JasonAller — 2005-02-13 08:17:18

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	+ It is important to remember that Davis has not always had the character it has now. Once upon a time ["Hunt Wesson Plant" Hunt-Wesson] and ["Contech Construction Products Inc." Contech] called Davis home. Soon all visual evidence of Contech in Davis will be gone and only long term residents will remember it. +

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ArlenAbraham — 2005-02-06 12:54:56

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- NIMBY's role in Davis ranged from when you want to have your party without violating the noise ordinance, up to the town rejecting the University proposal to get a BioSafety Lab (BSL4). NIMBY isn't unique to Davis, but it is practiced here like a religion. Any discussion of growth (including more housing for students) will feature NIMBY vocally, and sometimes violently. A public forum held at Emerson Junior High on the University proposal for a West Campus Community devolved into a minor brawl.	+ NIMBY's role in ["Davis"] ranged from when you want to have your party without ["Noise Violation" violating] the noise ordinance, up to the town rejecting the University proposal to get a BioSafety Lab (BSL4). NIMBY isn't unique to Davis, but it is practiced here like a religion. Any discussion of growth (including more housing for students) will feature NIMBY vocally, and sometimes violently. A public forum held at ["Emerson Junior High"] on the University proposal for a West Campus Community devolved into a minor brawl.

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JasonAller — 2004-12-20 18:22:03

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	+ NIMBY stands for "Not in my backyard". + + NIMBY's role in Davis ranged from when you want to have your party without violating the noise ordinance, up to the town rejecting the University proposal to get a BioSafety Lab (BSL4). NIMBY isn't unique to Davis, but it is practiced here like a religion. Any discussion of growth (including more housing for students) will feature NIMBY vocally, and sometimes violently. A public forum held at Emerson Junior High on the University proposal for a West Campus Community devolved into a minor brawl. + + Davis is unique. Look at how often the sidewalk comes to an end in Davis and compare that to most other communities. The fact that the sidewalk rarely ends in town is due to slow heavily controlled growth. Industrial and major retail development have been tightly zoned. + + Partly this is due to people moving here because it is a nice small town, and then fighting to keep it that way. Sometimes this results in arguments being divided by how long a person has lived in town. Student's do get short changed by this sometimes, but so do residents. The thing to keep in mind is that both sides of these arguments usually believe that they are acting in the better interest of the town. + + [[Comments]]