His wife is also a Palm Springs City Council member.

Check out this link from ABC....https://abc7.com/los-angeles-airbnbs-la-city-council-short-term-rentals/11809350/ A study found a third of L.A.'

I just joined the Council of Veteran Realtors and we meet monthly to speak on these exact topics covered by your post.

Atlanta is one they specifically mention and they've had black mayors, a city council that is majority black, black police chief, etc.

Because Cleveland offers free representation to tenants being evicted I provide the tenant with the number for free legal council (saves one continuance) and leave them  a package with the 3 day notice for their legal aid society lawyer documenting the lease violations I will present in court.   

I love this idea I just don’t think I can pull it off within the Nashville metro thanks to the city council chokehold on permitting

But to call L.A. a city doesn’t account for its very own “game of thrones,” the ways county supervisors, city-council members, and eccentric billionaires tug at power.

I would defiantly make sure all things are discussed prior to moving forward and planned out on paper with proper legal council in advance.  

Update for this Austin area project:Bastrop film studio gets initial OK from City CouncilBastrop 552, a 546-acre private entertainment hub and film studio, has been given an initial green light after the Bastrop City Council unanimously approved a development agreement and concept plan during a June 22 meeting.The company has said the project will be developed in phases and create more than 1,400 jobs over several years, including 700 construction jobs, and would generate a $2 billion economic impact over 10 years.Article link below:https://www.bizjournals.com/au...

Related; city of Berkeley CA city council voted to eliminate single family zoning.