San Francisco - More dippy jokes about California might be on the way, thanks to a state lawmaker who wants building codes to consider feng shui.
State assemblyman Leland Yee, a Democrat representing San Francisco, has introduced a resolution that urges public building officials to accommodate feng shui - the ancient Chinese art of designing structures and arranging objects to create harmonious energy flow.
Yee said on Friday that he underestimated the controversy the legislation would bring when he introduced it earlier this month.
"We've been the recipients of some joking in the capitol," Yee said at a news conference, flanked by feng shui experts Steven Post and Eagle Wong.
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The resolution isn't meant to become law or force cities to change how buildings are constructed. Instead, Yee said, it would simply encourage building officials to accommodate the concept and be more sensitive to a cultural practice that can improve environments where people live and work.
For example, some homeowners haven't been able to put doors on certain sides of their houses because local building laws don't accommodate their feng shui-based preference, Yee said.
But with California facing a steep budget shortfall, Yee's idea might not pencil out.
"We're so strapped with resources right now," said Stan Nishimura, executive director of the state's Building Standards Commission. And "we know nothing about feng shui."
The building industry is also resisting the legislation, citing California's housing shortage and existing regulations that already make building new homes expensive and difficult. - Sapa-AP
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