Definitely. One of arguments made by some YIMBYs against rent control was that it'd raise rents on newcomers while protecting existing residents, which is a clear articulation of class interest (newcomers trend higher-income). I'm just saying this isn't about kowtowing to donors.
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But it actually also reinforces the dynamic that newcomers have to be wealthier and wealthier to come here and access that tiny slice of the housing stock.
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What happened in Cambridge after they repealed rent control? Was there a flourishing of new construction and an end to displacement? Big nope
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Replying to @uhshanti @kimmaicutler and
anyway,
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We're talking past each other. Rent control will inhibit some housing supply even if it's not applied to new construction, but it's a rolling date; some capital gets scared off. That's okay b/c trade-off is stability for existing renters & compared to e.g. zoning impact is small.
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but a statewide rolling date for on-boarding and expanding new rent controlled units isn't what we're discussing, because that's not what the major donor to this campaign wanted
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Again, we ended up here because the landlords killed AB1506. They didn't start talking about even being willing to negotiate until it was too late. It's their messaging in order to kill Prop 10, not a good faith attempt to reach agreement. Weinstein isn't the problem.
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To me, this isn't about what a possible compromise statewide rent control deal could be. It just confirm that the YIMBYs were never that serious about all their lofty rhetoric on tenant protections. Laura, the leader, decided not to lead because feelings.
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They've insisted all along that they're not really fronting for the real estate lobby and genuinely care about displacement protections and in their heart of hearts want to be in alliance with the tenants rights orgs, but when the choice is actually before them, they quailed.
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Replying to @natogreen @kimmaicutler and
It doesn't really matter how they justify it to themselves. They want to be a single-issue group that exists only as boosters for tall buildings--fine. We can all proceed accordingly and not maintain this fantasy that they care about economic or racial justice at all.
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Again this statement just reinforces my original question.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @jrivanob and
my personal opinion is that it's not hard to figure out what a compromise rent control policy should be, but the CAA and realtors are not going to negotiate until they're beaten and afraid of losing even more. I advocate all hands on deck for Prop 10 & the coming Prop 13 reforms.
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Replying to @natogreen @kimmaicutler and
I know what's on the table is not outright repeal of Prop 13, which you'd prefer, but stopping the expansion of Prop 13 and passing the partial repeal in 2020 are our best hopes in years. Attacking Costa-Hawkins and Prop 13 change the politics of the state in deeper ways
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