Stabilized rents are not synonymous with affordable rents.
Read MoreLook Backward, Not Forward! Downzone Single-Family Neighborhoods!
We've made it illegal to build almost anything but single-family homes and car-oriented strip malls, but why stop there? Begone, suburbs; bring back the orchards.
Read MoreWe Paved Over Farmland to Build the Suburbs; Now Those Neighborhoods Are Off-Limits to Any More Development
"The reason for the history lesson is: We paved over the orchards to make way for the Baby Boomers, and now the Boomers are fighting with Millennials who want to turn one-story strip malls into four-story apartments."
Read MorePopulation Forecasts and Housing Allocations Don't Work; We Should Replace Them With Vacancy Targets
Forecasts rarely pan out, yet they're a foundation of the planning process. Instead, we should plan around something we can measure in real time: vacancy rates.
Read MoreHard Work Is Taxed, Passive Accumulation of Housing Wealth Is Not
When you get a raise, a lot of that new income is taxed away. When your home doubles in value, you can pretty much keep it all.
Read MoreAnother Benefit of a Non-Profit Housing Acquisition Program: Tenant Mobility
Along with its many other benefits, a non-profit acquisition-based affordable housing program could also increase tenant mobility.
Read MoreHow a Non-Profit Housing Acquisition Program Could Protect Displaced Residents
A non-profit housing acquisition program could start small, focusing first on residents displaced by Ellis Act evictions, and grow from there after proving its efficacy.
Read MoreRenter Opposition to New Housing Isn't About Keeping LA Affordable, It's About Self-Preservation (And That's Okay)
Apartment tenants at risk of displacement have good reason to oppose new development. Instead of demonizing them, we should be helping them.
Read MoreWhat Will It Take to Get Pro-Housing and Anti-Displacement Advocates on the Same Side?
We share the same goals, but our focuses differ. Can we reconcile our differences and come together?
Read MoreFor the Future of Los Angeles—More Happy Hours, Please!
To all the bureaucrats, advocates, wonks, writers, and politicos working on urban planning issues in Los Angeles, I implore you: Drink more beers together. Wine or cocktails is also acceptable.
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