Breaking in the LA Mayor's race:
Nithya Raman strengthens her lead against Spencer Pratt. Now ahead by 29,000 votes.
Since yesterday:
Bass +14,769 votes
Raman +15,914 votes
Pratt +8,365 votes
Imagine buying your home for $33K in 1974, watched its value increase by 25X, cash-out refi for $500K, pay your property taxes this entire time, and THEN they try to build other single-family homes on the private property behind yours???!? Not in the lot behind my house!
Nope. They all want Single Family Homes still - in the desert. Past the urban growth boundaries. Definitely not near any of the communities of San Diego.
The American dream has evolved. Not every ~30-year-old wants a detached house with a yard. Many would take a condo, a townhome, a triplex near transit, if those existed at a price they could hit.
Housing policy still writes them out of the script before the conversation starts.
Every state zoning mandate has increased costs. If you want to build more housing, remove the urban growth boundaries and eliminate the climate impediments. Housing will take off overnight.
30th Street Bike Lane Data: Who Do You Trust?: “The assertion that the bike lanes are ‘now an accepted part of the neighborhood streetscape’ is laughable. They are controversial, and they always will be. Their impact on 30th Street smolder for years.” https://t.co/iZnjR6rTvV
@RichardPBailey_ We’ve learned that managing demand only makes things complicated. Much better to remove pricing and let congestion and free markets sort it out naturally.
Our CEO, Christian Spicer, spoke about how SDRE stands out from other homebuilders. As a local who grew up in San Diego, Christian wants to give back to the community and provide opportunities for people to live in these desirable neighborhoods.🏘️
@SteveHiltonx We need to put an end to developers and corporations and focus on working families, small businesses, and their employees who struggle with costs and lost costumers
People are leaving because housing is too expensive, which shows demand is dropping. LA built more housing and prices rose anyway, so building drives prices up. If supply mattered, we’d see it in the numbers by now.
LEAVING LOS ANGELES: L.A. County saw the largest decline of any county in the United States in 2025, according to new census data. https://t.co/nqdjwzjLdK
NIMBY BBQ 2Night!
Come cry about how letting people live near buses is “government overreach.”
Learn how “neighborhood character” is more important than housing, climate, equity, or young people’s futures.
📍 Phil’s BBQ Boardroom (yes, really)
🥲 BYO fear of 4-story homes.
💡 Think homeownership feels out of reach? Wonder if more housing near the beach and/or transit is the answer?
Let’s talk about it at the NFABC Town Hall this Thursday.
📅 Sept 18 | 6:30 PM | Phil’s BBQ Event Center
👉 RSVP: https://t.co/em24tqxiuI
We don’t oppose people. We oppose uncertainty. We’ve seen what happens when cities forget about safety and upkeep. So when we hear about housing or new buildings going up, we worry. Not because we’re cruel, but because we’ve lived long enough to know.