Golden gates conor dougherty5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Advocates of affordable housing construction split between groups who support building high-rise luxury units to cross-subsidize cheaper ones, and opponents of any market-rate construction who contend that it stimulates rent rises in the surrounding area. The fissures between homeowners, anxious about the value of their principal asset, and champions of affordable housing are familiar to planners, but the divisions within the latter group less so. Although he does not try to extend his discussion beyond his immediate case, the contradictions he depicts occur in any area where new construction does not keep pace with job creation. ![]() He describes the clash of YIMBYists, NIMBYists, advocates for the homeless, leaders of anti-gentrification groups, and environmentalists as they play out in the San Francisco Bay area. Writing in a breezy, journalistic style, Conor Dougherty eschews the rigors of social science methodology, sometimes annoyingly, often engagingly, but still managing to provide cogent analysis along with his colorful anecdotes. ![]() Golden Gates is a tour de force, capturing the many complexities of housing politics within those metro areas where demand for housing keeps growing, while supply does not increase proportionally. ![]()
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