Los Angeles will vote tomorrow on the anti-development Measure S. That’s S as in “Suppress Supply of Shelter.” [Scott Beyer, Forbes; Alex Armlovich, L.A. Daily News; Market Urbanism]
Los Angeles will vote tomorrow on the anti-development Measure S. That’s S as in “Suppress Supply of Shelter.” [Scott Beyer, Forbes; Alex Armlovich, L.A. Daily News; Market Urbanism]
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Ideally, Congress should prohibit States and localities from maintaining peacetime rent control unless they have first declared a “housing emergency” waiving all the usual blocks and delays to new housing construction. Exceptions could be drawn up for bona fide safety standards and builder solvency standards.
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