Shane Phillips
@shanedphillips.bsky.social
Housing guy. Researcher at UCLA Lewis Center, host of UCLA Housing Voice Podcast, author of The Affordable City, resident of Los Angeles.
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It’s a list of some of the most affordable metro areas
Nationwide corporate landlords own 3% of single-family rental homes (and <<1% of single-family homes overall).
But in certain Sun Belt cities, Wall Street owns a lot of single-family rental housing — a whole lot www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
But in certain Sun Belt cities, Wall Street owns a lot of single-family rental housing — a whole lot www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
February 13, 2026 at 2:18 AM
It’s a list of some of the most affordable metro areas
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RON JOHNSON: Did you ever encourage people to go out there and exercise their First Amendment rights?
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
February 12, 2026 at 2:58 PM
RON JOHNSON: Did you ever encourage people to go out there and exercise their First Amendment rights?
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
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This is what we’re doing to people. We are the bad guys.
February 9, 2026 at 11:48 AM
This is what we’re doing to people. We are the bad guys.
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“Ring is rolling back many of the reforms it’s made in the last few years by easing police access to footage from millions of homes in the United States … police have used Ring footage to spy on protestors, and obtained footage without a warrant or consent of the user”
Icing on the cake is that hyper-pro police surveillance founder Jamie Siminoff, who recently returned to the CEO roll and dismantled years of privacy reforms appeared in the commercial.
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Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices....
www.eff.org
February 9, 2026 at 1:37 PM
“Ring is rolling back many of the reforms it’s made in the last few years by easing police access to footage from millions of homes in the United States … police have used Ring footage to spy on protestors, and obtained footage without a warrant or consent of the user”
The Bad Bunny halftime show was so perfectly and authentically joyful. It was a celebration in its purest form.
February 9, 2026 at 4:21 AM
The Bad Bunny halftime show was so perfectly and authentically joyful. It was a celebration in its purest form.
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I disagree with Congressman Gonzales that 5-year-old American citizen children are helped in any way by their kindergarten classmates being kisbnapped and disappeared by marked, armed thugs.
Gonzales on Liam Ramos and his family: "They're not gonna qualify for asylum. So what do you do with all the people that go through the process and do not qualify for asylum? You deport them. I understand that 5-year-old and it breaks my heart. I also think, what about that 5-year-old US citizen?"
February 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I disagree with Congressman Gonzales that 5-year-old American citizen children are helped in any way by their kindergarten classmates being kisbnapped and disappeared by marked, armed thugs.
This is such pathetic petty tyrant bullshit. People should point and laugh at this guy every time he goes out in public.
February 6, 2026 at 7:58 PM
This is such pathetic petty tyrant bullshit. People should point and laugh at this guy every time he goes out in public.
This week we had @kevinerdmann.bsky.social back on UCLA Housing Voice to talk about his pitch for a new loan product: the fixed-amortization, adjustable-principal mortgage. A super interesting idea, and definitely worth your time. www.lewis.ucla.edu/2026/02/05/1...
Episode 107: A Better Mortgage with Kevin Erdmann (Incentives Series pt. 9) - UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Fixed-rate mortgages are expensive, but adjustable-rate mortgages are volatile — but do they have to be?
www.lewis.ucla.edu
February 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
This week we had @kevinerdmann.bsky.social back on UCLA Housing Voice to talk about his pitch for a new loan product: the fixed-amortization, adjustable-principal mortgage. A super interesting idea, and definitely worth your time. www.lewis.ucla.edu/2026/02/05/1...
I had a reporter reach out to me about the potential for relocating rather than demolishing homes, presumably mainly those slated for redevelopment. It's something I've only read a tiny bit about. Anyone out there know more, especially if you've researched the topic?
February 4, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I had a reporter reach out to me about the potential for relocating rather than demolishing homes, presumably mainly those slated for redevelopment. It's something I've only read a tiny bit about. Anyone out there know more, especially if you've researched the topic?
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Trump openly admitting FBI raid in Fulton County was a prelude to interfering with the midterms and attempting to seize control of state and local voting process
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Trump openly admitting FBI raid in Fulton County was a prelude to interfering with the midterms and attempting to seize control of state and local voting process
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In the single location where the city has decided to allow apartments in a well off single family neighborhood, near Expo/Bundy, it’s been a huge success: no one got displaced, homeowners got huge payouts, & we’re getting hundreds of new apartments next to the Expo Line.
February 1, 2026 at 4:29 PM
In the single location where the city has decided to allow apartments in a well off single family neighborhood, near Expo/Bundy, it’s been a huge success: no one got displaced, homeowners got huge payouts, & we’re getting hundreds of new apartments next to the Expo Line.
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San Diego Unified School District has quietly embarked on a massive program to build educator housing.
The focus has been on maximizing the number of units affordable to staff, not on deepest means-tested affordability.
voiceofsandiego.org/2026/01/29/w...
The focus has been on maximizing the number of units affordable to staff, not on deepest means-tested affordability.
voiceofsandiego.org/2026/01/29/w...
January 31, 2026 at 3:43 PM
San Diego Unified School District has quietly embarked on a massive program to build educator housing.
The focus has been on maximizing the number of units affordable to staff, not on deepest means-tested affordability.
voiceofsandiego.org/2026/01/29/w...
The focus has been on maximizing the number of units affordable to staff, not on deepest means-tested affordability.
voiceofsandiego.org/2026/01/29/w...
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If our "environmental protection" frameworks can stop an affordable housing project but can't stop a detention center or a highway expansion we really need to start talk about ripping things up root and branch.
January 31, 2026 at 11:28 PM
If our "environmental protection" frameworks can stop an affordable housing project but can't stop a detention center or a highway expansion we really need to start talk about ripping things up root and branch.
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Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
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DM me? We used to get hundreds of highly qualified applicants for a single job posting. Good prosecutors are increasingly hesitant to work for this DOJ.
January 31, 2026 at 3:51 PM
DM me? We used to get hundreds of highly qualified applicants for a single job posting. Good prosecutors are increasingly hesitant to work for this DOJ.
So, now we're at the "arresting journalists" stage of America's very rapid decline into fascism.
This just in: "Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards," Lemon's attorney Abbe Lowell says.
January 30, 2026 at 4:24 PM
So, now we're at the "arresting journalists" stage of America's very rapid decline into fascism.
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Trump: "People that own their homes -- we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep those prices up. We're not gonna destroy the value of their homes so that somebody who didn't work very hard can buy a home."
January 29, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Trump: "People that own their homes -- we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep those prices up. We're not gonna destroy the value of their homes so that somebody who didn't work very hard can buy a home."
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I had a relative who literally hid with Anne Frank in that attic. If you cannot be accused of exaggerating, it’s too late. Once they’re marching kids into gas chambers, it’s too late.
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I had a relative who literally hid with Anne Frank in that attic. If you cannot be accused of exaggerating, it’s too late. Once they’re marching kids into gas chambers, it’s too late.
Dusted off the old blog and organized (some of) my thoughts on Councilmember Raman's Measure ULA reform proposal. It's an important step forward and it has my personal support. www.betterinstitutions.com/blog/2026/1/...
Comments in Support of Councilmember Raman's Measure ULA Reform Proposal — Better Institutions
Measure ULA needs fixing, and these changes will make a real difference.
www.betterinstitutions.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Dusted off the old blog and organized (some of) my thoughts on Councilmember Raman's Measure ULA reform proposal. It's an important step forward and it has my personal support. www.betterinstitutions.com/blog/2026/1/...
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Today on UCLA Housing Voice, I talk with @kevinerdmann.bsky.social about about the mid-2000s housing market pre-crash, resulting changes in federal mortgage lending standards, and their catastrophic effects on homeownership, rental affordability, and production. www.lewis.ucla.edu/2026/01/21/1...
Episode 106: Mortgage Lending Standards with Kevin Erdmann (Incentives Series pt. 8) - UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
We built too much housing in the mid-2000s, right? Kevin Erdmann says no, explaining how this misunderstanding is at the root of unaffordability today.
www.lewis.ucla.edu
January 21, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Today on UCLA Housing Voice, I talk with @kevinerdmann.bsky.social about about the mid-2000s housing market pre-crash, resulting changes in federal mortgage lending standards, and their catastrophic effects on homeownership, rental affordability, and production. www.lewis.ucla.edu/2026/01/21/1...
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Here's a regular white guy (literally "Chad") not a protester. because, "It seemed pointless, or just a way for people to expiate their sense of guilt." Chad witnessed something shattering. And, that all changed in a moment.
Excellent article!
Excellent article!
January 26, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Here's a regular white guy (literally "Chad") not a protester. because, "It seemed pointless, or just a way for people to expiate their sense of guilt." Chad witnessed something shattering. And, that all changed in a moment.
Excellent article!
Excellent article!
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All 10 shots were fired AFTER they removed the gun from Pretti’s waist. Every single shot was fired after he was disarmed.
January 25, 2026 at 6:18 PM
All 10 shots were fired AFTER they removed the gun from Pretti’s waist. Every single shot was fired after he was disarmed.
It's the least important part of his response, but I don't even believe the claim that he's been to a protest.
KARL: He was an ICU use who worked for the VA and there's no evidence he brandished the gun whatsoever
BESSENT: But he brought a gun
KARL: I mean, we do have a Second Amendment
BESSENT: I've been to a protest -- guess what? I didn't bring a gun. I brought a billboard
BESSENT: But he brought a gun
KARL: I mean, we do have a Second Amendment
BESSENT: I've been to a protest -- guess what? I didn't bring a gun. I brought a billboard
January 25, 2026 at 11:03 PM
It's the least important part of his response, but I don't even believe the claim that he's been to a protest.
So, "if you call us gestapo, we can murder you."
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM
So, "if you call us gestapo, we can murder you."