Okay, Doomer

It's like Omaha outlawing cattle-grazing or New York prohibiting lending.

Grilling at Chez Panisse, from Netflix documentary
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, based on the book

The City of Berkeley climate fundamentalists have banned natural gas on new construction, which cuts the legs out of Berkeley's renowned restaurant industry.

The California Restaurant Association has filed a legal challenge:[bold added]

The suit argues restaurants rely on natural gas and chefs are trained in using it to prepare particular types of food like flame-seared meats, charred vegetables, or using intense heat from a flame under a wok. Losing it will slow down service, reduce chefs’ control, and affect the food — plus cost businesses more, the suit said.

Nearly 50 years ago Alice Waters pioneered California cuisine (fresh, local, organic ingredients) when she opened Chez Panisse. Chez Panisse not only uses natural gas but grills over an open flame. Sure, Chez Panisse' kitchen will be grandfathered, but with restaurants going out of business all the time and gas-less new ones taking their place the Berkeley dining experience will inevitably go downhill.

I don't see any reason to go to a Berkeley restaurant for microwaved plant-based foods. Okay, doomer, but maybe that's what you wanted.