Jerusalem Demsas On the Housing Crisis

KQED's Forum | 16 September 2024 | 0h 57m | Listen Later | Podcasts | Spotify

Interview with Jerusalem Demsas about her essay collection On the Housing Crisis: Land, Development, Democracy. Argues that the housing crisis is caused by decision-making at the hyper-local level in a tangle of zoning boards, historical preservation committees and sparsely attended meetings, “where no one is watching and no one is accountable.”