City Knows MIZ Will Raise All Housing Prices
It’s something I’ve been saying for a long time: Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ) will raise the price of housing overall. Why? Because when you fee and tax the production of housing, even when you loosen the production limits, it will take longer and cost more to produce new housing. How do those extra costs get […]
I Agree With Herbold: What is the Value Exchange with MIZ?
Councilmember Lisa Herbold has proposed some amendments to the Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ) scheme being considered by the Planning, Land Use, and Zoning Committee on Tuesday. In the simplest terms, these amendments are asking a value exchange question: is there enough public benefit coming from the upzones that are proposed. Remember, MIZ is a mechanism that […]
One Year Ago: The Great Rent Control Debate
Some called it the Brawl at Town Hall. Ol’ Josh Feit at Publicola called it at the time a “non-sequitur.” Others thought is was a bad idea to engage with the Socialist Councilmember Kshama Sawant during an election year on a dangerous topic. In the end, it was a hot evening in Town Hall but […]
