NIMBYism, geographical limitation, and weaponized policies have led the state to the biggest housing crisis in state history. Can state-level policies fix a very local problem?
California housing is an undeniable problem. Rents are too high and there is not enough housing for those who need it in the places they want it. But how did we get here? Why has the development of solutions shifted from a city level to a state level?
UC Berkeley MPP student Spencer Bowen speaks with Ophelia Basgal and Elizabeth Kneebone from the Terner Center and California Assemblyperson David Chiu about five intersecting causes of California's housing crisis.
See show notes and full transcript here: https://gspp.berkeley.edu/research-and-impact/news/podcast/episode-210-why-ca-is-in-a-housing-crisis
