Adam Briones
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"In 2020, [Portland, OR] approved building [middle housing] on lots zoned for single family homes... A new report from the City says, it's working. 1,400 new units built in just a few years and each one is $300,000 less expensive than a typical single family home." @nbcnews.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"In 2020, [Portland, OR] approved building [middle housing] on lots zoned for single family homes... A new report from the City says, it's working. 1,400 new units built in just a few years and each one is $300,000 less expensive than a typical single family home." @nbcnews.com
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"Though [Democratic] cities are far better than [Republican cities] in almost every regard, the homelessness crisis that the housing crisis begets negates all of it in most people’s eyes."
Wrote about how California needs to get serious about the urban disorder our failure to build housing has created.
Our Cities are a Billboard for the Democratic Party
We ignore urban disorder at our peril
everyoneiswelcome.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"Though [Democratic] cities are far better than [Republican cities] in almost every regard, the homelessness crisis that the housing crisis begets negates all of it in most people’s eyes."
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Economic power in action 💵 💪🏽
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September 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Altadena embraces housing density in contrast to Pacific Palisades archive.ph/pgwjt
September 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Altadena embraces housing density in contrast to Pacific Palisades archive.ph/pgwjt
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New Construction Defect research: @ternerhousing.bsky.social
"High insurance costs add roughly 2-4% to a condo project’s hard cost. An estimated that 80-85% of the condo projects are sued."
Why build condos if it costs more and you have to sit in court?
ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/the-fin...
"High insurance costs add roughly 2-4% to a condo project’s hard cost. An estimated that 80-85% of the condo projects are sued."
Why build condos if it costs more and you have to sit in court?
ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/the-fin...
The Financial Impacts of Construction Defect Liability on Housing Development in California - Terner Center
Author: William Fulton, Terner Center Fellow Despite significant state legislation over the past decade to boost housing production, new housing construction in California has stagnated at 100,000 to ...
ternercenter.berkeley.edu
September 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
New Construction Defect research: @ternerhousing.bsky.social
"High insurance costs add roughly 2-4% to a condo project’s hard cost. An estimated that 80-85% of the condo projects are sued."
Why build condos if it costs more and you have to sit in court?
ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/the-fin...
"High insurance costs add roughly 2-4% to a condo project’s hard cost. An estimated that 80-85% of the condo projects are sued."
Why build condos if it costs more and you have to sit in court?
ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/the-fin...
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New York State's Housing Finance Agency has a new NOFO of mezzanine debt for mixed-income housing (per Center for Public Enterprise / Montgomery County best practices).
The NOFO prioritizes projects within NYC that were upzoned as part of City of Yes.
hcr.ny.gov/system/files...
The NOFO prioritizes projects within NYC that were upzoned as part of City of Yes.
hcr.ny.gov/system/files...
July 31, 2025 at 12:54 AM
New York State's Housing Finance Agency has a new NOFO of mezzanine debt for mixed-income housing (per Center for Public Enterprise / Montgomery County best practices).
The NOFO prioritizes projects within NYC that were upzoned as part of City of Yes.
hcr.ny.gov/system/files...
The NOFO prioritizes projects within NYC that were upzoned as part of City of Yes.
hcr.ny.gov/system/files...
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When four homes replace a SFH, each new home is about the same price as the original, and at 5 units or more, the new homes tend to be more affordable. But the critical comparison is to the 1-for-1 replacement — a mansionization, in other words.
July 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
When four homes replace a SFH, each new home is about the same price as the original, and at 5 units or more, the new homes tend to be more affordable. But the critical comparison is to the 1-for-1 replacement — a mansionization, in other words.
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Tell Jerome to email me if he wants a list of building code excuses
In a tour on Thursday, Fed staff blamed tariffs and inflation for the high cost of renovating its headquarters and said the upgrades were necessary to meet security needs and maintain the building’s historic architectural aesthetic www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/b... @nytimes.com
Fed Staff Members Cite Tariffs and Inflation for Costly Renovations
www.nytimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Tell Jerome to email me if he wants a list of building code excuses
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As Congress shuts down in order to suppress any revelation that Trump was associated with a pedophile ring, let’s remember that, as far as we know, there are no drag queens or trans people in the Epstein Files.
July 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
As Congress shuts down in order to suppress any revelation that Trump was associated with a pedophile ring, let’s remember that, as far as we know, there are no drag queens or trans people in the Epstein Files.
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Just realized that before the 1980s downzoning, LA was probably permitting more multi-family housing units than any metro area in the country.
More than NYC.
More than NYC.
July 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Just realized that before the 1980s downzoning, LA was probably permitting more multi-family housing units than any metro area in the country.
More than NYC.
More than NYC.
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California is going to lose congressional seats unless housing costs come down enough to reverse population decline, and those congressional seats are going to come out of the bluest parts of the state. Blue state NIMBYism is a gift to right-wing authoritarians. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
July 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
California is going to lose congressional seats unless housing costs come down enough to reverse population decline, and those congressional seats are going to come out of the bluest parts of the state. Blue state NIMBYism is a gift to right-wing authoritarians. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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Working families earning between $28k and $75k will receive new homes in Oceanside through a $100 million project. But look at this mess: 6 different funding sources. Housing would be significantly cheaper and faster if we just allowed people to build.
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July 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Working families earning between $28k and $75k will receive new homes in Oceanside through a $100 million project. But look at this mess: 6 different funding sources. Housing would be significantly cheaper and faster if we just allowed people to build.
buff.ly/p5LOgLy
buff.ly/p5LOgLy
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I don't follow Oakland but the political context of this is interesting. Planning staff report recommended CPI increase in impact fees and changes to align with state law only. A council member dismissed their whole thing with 1 paragraph. I am always saying that as a city elected, you can do this!
July 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I don't follow Oakland but the political context of this is interesting. Planning staff report recommended CPI increase in impact fees and changes to align with state law only. A council member dismissed their whole thing with 1 paragraph. I am always saying that as a city elected, you can do this!
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UCLA's Small Lots, Big Impacts competition will build housing on 12 city-owned vacant lots this year, with winning designs placing 6+ units per site. The initiative targets LA's 25,000 vacant parcels to create affordable homeownership through shared land costs.
Contributor: Let's Los Angelize L.A.
A design competition shows the way to add density to L.A.'s single-family neighborhoods without Manhattanizing the city.
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July 16, 2025 at 1:50 AM
UCLA's Small Lots, Big Impacts competition will build housing on 12 city-owned vacant lots this year, with winning designs placing 6+ units per site. The initiative targets LA's 25,000 vacant parcels to create affordable homeownership through shared land costs.
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ICE grabbed this U.S. citizen army veteran & held him for 3 days for no reason whatsoever other than he’s Latino. We must put an end to this racist police state.
ICE OUT OF CALIFORNIA
ICE OUT OF CALIFORNIA
July 16, 2025 at 1:14 AM
ICE grabbed this U.S. citizen army veteran & held him for 3 days for no reason whatsoever other than he’s Latino. We must put an end to this racist police state.
ICE OUT OF CALIFORNIA
ICE OUT OF CALIFORNIA
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For young Americans, holding off on buying a home has become the new norm. Last year, the average age of a first-time homebuyer was 38 years old.
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
Why is the number of first-time US homebuyers at a generational low?
Young Americans are holding off on buying a home, with the average age in 2024 being a record high of 38
www.theguardian.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
For young Americans, holding off on buying a home has become the new norm. Last year, the average age of a first-time homebuyer was 38 years old.
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
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Upzoning wealthy areas delivers housing:
(There are more homes under construction in the two block radius of this formerly single family West LA neighborhood than all of DTLA)
(There are more homes under construction in the two block radius of this formerly single family West LA neighborhood than all of DTLA)
July 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Upzoning wealthy areas delivers housing:
(There are more homes under construction in the two block radius of this formerly single family West LA neighborhood than all of DTLA)
(There are more homes under construction in the two block radius of this formerly single family West LA neighborhood than all of DTLA)
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Long before the hyphy movement had people ghostriding the whip, the Oakland Black Cowboys were "Riding High"
July 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Long before the hyphy movement had people ghostriding the whip, the Oakland Black Cowboys were "Riding High"
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"more than 1,000 counties — one out of three in the nation — do not have the equivalent of even one full-time local journalist."
Uhhh... this is catastrophic for democracy.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/new-...
Uhhh... this is catastrophic for democracy.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/new-...
New report maps a “severe” shortage of local journalists in the U.S.
The report from Rebuild Local News and Muck Rack finds that more than 1,000 counties — one out of three in the nation — do not have the equivalent of even one full-time local journalist.
www.niemanlab.org
July 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"more than 1,000 counties — one out of three in the nation — do not have the equivalent of even one full-time local journalist."
Uhhh... this is catastrophic for democracy.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/new-...
Uhhh... this is catastrophic for democracy.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/new-...
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I'm hiring a Director of Housing!! Come help us develop creative approaches to increase housing supply. In my completely unbiased opinion, we're doing really exciting & impactful work on one of the most critical policy issues of our time. Join our team!
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
Arnold Ventures hiring Director of Infrastructure, Housing in Washington, DC | LinkedIn
Posted 11:52:35 AM. Arnold Ventures (AV) is a philanthropy that supports research to understand the root causes of…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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July 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I'm hiring a Director of Housing!! Come help us develop creative approaches to increase housing supply. In my completely unbiased opinion, we're doing really exciting & impactful work on one of the most critical policy issues of our time. Join our team!
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
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I grew up in OC's Little Saigon. My ambition and patriotism were shaped by immigrant kids around me. SE Asian immigrant investment pushed up value of Mom's house, allowing me to invest in my own business. American immigration is our innovation and investment advantage
ICE enforcement affects Vietnamese, Cambodian communities in SoCal.
In May, advocates reported at least 17 Southeast Asian immigrants detained at routine ICE check-ins in LA and Orange counties.
lapublicpress.org/2025/07/ice-...
In May, advocates reported at least 17 Southeast Asian immigrants detained at routine ICE check-ins in LA and Orange counties.
lapublicpress.org/2025/07/ice-...
ICE enforcement affects Vietnamese, Cambodian communities in SoCal
Southeast Asian immigrants are deported at 3-5 times the rate of other communities due to prior criminal convictions. In LA and Orange County, businesses are seeing 70% revenue drops as vendors stay h...
lapublicpress.org
July 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I grew up in OC's Little Saigon. My ambition and patriotism were shaped by immigrant kids around me. SE Asian immigrant investment pushed up value of Mom's house, allowing me to invest in my own business. American immigration is our innovation and investment advantage
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California should automatically rezone all land within .5 miles of an Amtrak or commuter rail station as high density mixed use. Bring back the old railroad town village.
July 9, 2025 at 1:06 AM
California should automatically rezone all land within .5 miles of an Amtrak or commuter rail station as high density mixed use. Bring back the old railroad town village.