I genuinely don't understand folks reaction to Rent Control bills like this or the one recently passed in New York. Don't you think that policymakers KNOW that

I genuinely don't understand folks reaction to Rent Control bills like this or the one recently passed in New York. Don't you think that policymakers KNOW that the best way out of a housing crisis is to build your way out? California has put out bills in recent years to try to remedy this (ie. the bill that would require housing near transit lines) that FAILED, breaking down all the local neighborhood associations and powerful interests is not something that can be done in a single legislative cycle. Rent control is about making it easier for everyday folks to survive day to day, its not meant to be a permanent solution, and if in 20 years this bill is still needed it won't be for lack of effort, it will because the NIMBYs were able to win out.