From my experience living in the Bay Area, it was definitely not just landlords lobbying against construction. Normal residents often expressed NIMBY concerns l

From my experience living in the Bay Area, it was definitely not just landlords lobbying against construction. Normal residents often expressed NIMBY concerns like "changing neighborhood character." Many of the people I spoke to were not convinced that increased housing supply could reduce costs, and that "all new housing would just be for rich people." I think if more residents supported construction, the landlord lobby would have no hope, but unfortunately they have many allies.