It’s not conjecture that the trades lobby against well understood policy changes (modlular housing, cross laminated timber construction) that increase productiv

It’s not conjecture that the trades lobby against well understood policy changes (modlular housing, cross laminated timber construction) that increase productivity, it’s just not something written about in newspapers or academic studies because it is extremely niche and there is basically no audience for the content. There’s maybe 250 people in the state of California that understand the state of things here; they’re lobbyists for developers, lobbyists for trades unions, lobbyists for affordable housing non profits, and a few legislative aides for people on the relevant committees. They mostly know each other and don’t need a newspaper to report on the goings on.