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[Chris Elmendorf @CSElmendorf]

Important new paper on effects of inclusionary zoning.

tl, dr: the *typical* IZ policy in CA:
1⃣causes 31% decrease in housing production;
2⃣shifts production to lower-income areas; &
3⃣produces BMR units at per-unit cost PAID BY RENTERS of ~$775k

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[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

Austin permitted housing at a pace that exceeded the total permitting of some coastal states. The result? Vacancy rose from 3.9% to 9.4% between 2021 and 2024, and rents came down.

[Chris Elmendorf @CSElmendorf]

After S.F. acquired site of "Monster in the Mission" market-rate housing project & gave it to nonprofit for affordable housing, the leading "progressive" community org continues to fight it.

So much for the old saw about opposing projects only b/c they're not affordable.

[Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle]

If you want to understand how the Supreme Court rules on politics rather than the law look no further than the arena of Federal Indian Law.

Today #SCOTUS changed who has criminal jurisdiction on over 300 reservations not based on precedent or even the facts on the ground…

[Ezra Klein @ezraklein]

Preach, @mattyglesias: https://t.co/b5m3TdRsU1

[Ezra Klein @ezraklein]

The key question now is whether congressional Democrats facing purple or red electorates learned the lesson of 2010: You win reelection by delivering real benefits to people fast, not by shrinking and slowing bills that would improve lives in a performance of moderation.

[isaac @TreeHuggerIsaac]

@drvolts @umairfan Yes

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

Several sources inside the Senate say Dianne Feinstein, who is 87, struggles to remember briefings just after they take place—and that her cognitive decline has been evident for several years. @JaneMayerNYer reports. https://t.co/CfkA32S11v

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

Keep the faith, guys. We’re gonna win this.

[ní haonais @nihaonais]

baby pandas have one purpose and that is Chaos

[Ezra Levin @ezralevin]

$500m is 0.8% of Bloomberg's net worth. So for the typical American household with a net worth of $97k, his Presidential run was like blowing $800 on a vacation that turned out to be not that fun.

[Senator Scott Wiener @Scott_Wiener]

Governor Newsom on housing production in his State of the State:

“The status quo is unacceptable. We’re not building enough housing. I respect local control but not at the cost of creating two Californias. Not at the expense of killing the California dream.”

[Ezra Klein @ezraklein]

The weird thing about the Buttigieg campaign is it features the youngest candidate in the race running on the most old-fashioned tropes. Deficit hawkery, industrial midwest as the real America, anti-Washington sentiment...

[Elizabeth Warren @ewarren]

Tonight, Donald Trump will make a speech about the state of the union.

But I have a message for every American: Our union is stronger than Donald Trump. And in less than a year, our union will be stronger than ever when that one man is replaced by one very persistent woman.

[rabia O'chaudry @rabiasquared]

I hate to break hearts but how about neither Bernie or Warren are lying. His comment likely had a particular context, and she heard it in a particular way. This is literally how human interaction often works when people end up with misunderstandings.

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[Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @Noahpinion]

I see some opportunities for upzoning.

[isaac @TreeHuggerIsaac]

Buttigieg is really campaigning hard tonight for voters that didn't even want to see him be able to marry just a few years ago