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"A culture of permissive lawlessness"? A studio apartment in San Francisco starts at what, $2k? > Mr Shellenberger thinks they are on the streets in part beca
by door103 5y ago
"A culture of permissive lawlessness"? A studio apartment in San Francisco starts at what, $2k?
> Mr Shellenberger thinks they are on the streets in part because of a “housing-first” approach, which holds out for permanent, individual homes at the expense of building enough temporary accommodation.
So his approach is that San Francisco should have third world-style slums?
The solutions are simple: rent control and public housing. There just isn't political will for these policies: wealthy real estate investors fight them tooth and nail.
- icelancer 5y agoRent control literally leads to constrained supply.
- door103 5y agoPublic housing increases supply. That's why I said rent control and public housing.
- richiezc 5y agoAre you aware that starting in 2020 CA has enacted rent control on everything more than 15 years old: https://sfrb.org/article/summary-ab-1482-california-tenant-protection-act-2019 https://sfrb.org/article/summary-ab-1482-california-tenant-p...
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