"Nobody should be priced out."
Housing is where ideological maps stop working. Zoning reform pits homeowners against renters, cities against suburbs, and puts free-market YIMBYs and social-housing advocates awkwardly on the same side.
Rent stabilization runs the reverse experiment: wildly popular with tenants, fiercely opposed by landlords and most economists, and a test of whether a legislature fears its renters or its property owners more.
Same issue, different ambition, and ambition is what the legislature makes you pay for.
"The Homes For Everyone Act"
Legalize duplexes and ADUs on all residential land statewide.
"We both work full time. We can't afford to live in the city we teach in."
"The Stop Rent Gouging Act"
Cap annual rent increases at CPI+5% on buildings over 15 years old.
"I buried my husband in this apartment. They want me out. I have nowhere else."