Banned in California — Why You Can't Build Anything in the Golden State
An interactive visualization of the industrial processes effectively banned by California's permitting regime — from semiconductor fabs to paint shops to shipyards.
Banned in California — Why You Can't Build Anything in the Golden State Banned in California A visual guide to the industrial processes you can no longer permit in the state of California - and the grandfathered facilities that still can. "If I wanted to build a new car factory, I literally couldn't paint the cars." Effectively impossible Extremely difficult Restricted / heavily regulated 0 New oil refineries permitted in CA since 1969 0 Semiconductor fabs built in CA in the last decade 0 New automotive paint shops permitted in CA 0 West Coast shipyard that can build destroyers Smartphone Ever
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