Today, San Francisco goes from the slowest in CA to approve new homes to one of the fastest. Why? Because my new expanded housing permit streamlining law, SB 423, takes effect in San Francisco. SF is the 1st city in CA it’s in effect. 🧵

This morning the New York Times published my guest essay about my research on elevators in North America: why we have so few of them, why they cost so much, what that does to our buildings, and how we can fix it nytimes.com/2024/07/08/opi…

Let’s chat—Haven Green will create 🌳 15k+ sq ft of open space 🥕a vegetable garden 🎨public art & more 🌷Oh & will stay open all week w/ longer hours 🥰 Anyone concerned about open space should be ecstatic! Folks who are upset just really don’t want affordable housing built.

As we debate the final Missing Middle initiative on City Council, my article from 2017 continues to frame my thinking berkeleyside.org/2017/06/13/opi…, Berkeley’s zoning laws have historically created barriers for communities of color, seniors, low-income residents, and others. The

Next is James from CalHDF, says the building he lives in would be illegal to be built today. Strongly supports the proposal, missing middle housing is a great way of densifying neighborhoods. Says carving out the hills would exempt the city's most affluent areas.

Spokane abolished parking minimums before NYC.

@cityocampbell is adopting a new in-lieu fee for its inclusionary housing ordinance, along with a nexus study. Buried in that nexus study is an economic analysis showing how the city’s policies make housing so hard to build. 1/12 campbellca.gov/AgendaCenter/V…

The rise in housing prices is Econ 101: we don’t have enough housing, & the shortage drives up costs. The solution is equally simple: build more housing to drive down prices. I wrote about how I’ll work with future president Kamala Harris to get it done: bostonglobe.com/2024/09/05/opi…

New poll shows overwhelming approval among NYC registered voters for the City of Yes housing proposal: +50% overall +55% among renters +63% among under 45 +67% among independents

With less than a week left in my @MVJnetwork veterans fellowship with City Limits, I’m proud to share my latest article on the housing challenges veterans face in NYC and their impact on the rapidly declining population. citylimits.org/2024/09/25/its…

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Zoning in theory: regulations to keep homes away from sources of pollution. Zoning in practice: regulations that force all new housing to be built right next to major sources of pollution.

all the New York Democrats vehemently opposed to allowing new apartment buildings near train stops & a smattering of ADUs are helping make this a reality:

The Broxton and Le Conte ED 1 project, which proposes 800 units of student housing in a 9-story building in Westwood Village, has filed for entitlements

Thank you Council Member Pierina Sanchez for championing a comprehensive solution to our housing affordability crisis and your leadership to get us to major milestone this week.

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Kudos to @desegregateCT, CT beating CA to ending parking requirements was not on my bingo card. bsky.app/profile/parkin…

With NY's affordable housing crisis as dire as it is, we can no longer accept a costly years long process to build more units. New Yorkers need more affordable housing now—and Governor Kathy Hochul's proposal to reform SEQRA is key to getting there: nydailynews.com/2026/01/31/sim…