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.
Read MoreLong-Term Planning For the "Great Parks" of the Future
By planning decades into the future, built-out cities can create Central Park-style open spaces at minimum cost and with limited displacement.
Read MoreNo, Developers Are Not Tearing Down Los Angeles to Build Half-Empty Luxury Apartment Buildings
Opposing new development because it requires demolition of some rent-controlled units is shortsighted, and overlooks the many real affordability solutions available to us.
Read MorePrivate Development, Public/Non-Profit Ownership: Recipe For Long-Term Housing Affordability
Using affordable housing funds to acquire existing buildings is less expensive and more sustainable than using them to subsidize new units, and would be accompanied by numerous other benefits to the housing market and low-income residents.
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