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What would happen if we saw the housing industry as true economic development?
It’s always been strange to me how the broader economic world sees housing.
While it’s wonderful to have a handful of smart economists thinking about actual houses and the actual housing industry - I’ve been enjoying Mike Fellman’s stack,...
Hopes and Dreams for California Housing: 2026 Edition
And we’re back! After a much needed hiatus from both writing and podcasting, it’s nice to be here. My apologies to readers and listeners alike, but I hope you understand. There are now so many people writing about housing I would understand...
Housing After Dark Episode 24: CalAIM in Action - When Health Meets Housing
Image taken from California’s Department of Health Care Services
This episode was recorded on August 22, 2025.
About This Episode
Today’s episode is one that goes back to a core motivation for starting this podcast in the first place...
Housing After Dark Episode 23: A Report Out From the International Social Housing Festival
This episode was recorded on July 10, 2025.
About This Episode
Of course all of our episodes are special, but this one is extra meaningful because our amazing editor and producer Tina Lee is stepping out from behind the mic for the fi...
The Big Federal Bill Passed…Now What?
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The Bill Which Shall Not Be Named has passed—and with it, the largest transfer of wealth from struggling families to the ultra-rich in recent memory. The bill slashes Medicaid, guts the Affordable Care...
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Writer and thinker about California, housing, segregation, urban development, and the future. Author of Road to Resegregation (2018) and The Spatial Contract (2020). Visiting Scholar at the Institute for Metropolitan Studies @ SJSU.
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