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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A reminder that out of the 41 states which charge income taxes, California actually taxes low and middle income families the second least (only North Dakota is lower). tax.hawaii.gov/blog/blog16-...
December 27, 2025 at 4:43 AM
A reminder that out of the 41 states which charge income taxes, California actually taxes low and middle income families the second least (only North Dakota is lower). tax.hawaii.gov/blog/blog16-...
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1 - the exec branch can't decline to spend $ Congress appropriated
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ... I guarantee you that the federal taxpayer is not going to fund their roads and bridges and their systems when they are putting illegals on the roads."
December 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
1 - the exec branch can't decline to spend $ Congress appropriated
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
2- the fed govt can't use federal $ to extort states over policy/political disagreements
3-the fed govt can't use federal $ to impose conditions unrelated to the funding program
4-the fed govt can't use federal $ to coerce states
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This is a hit job. The "conflict of interest" is that Jesse's day job aligns with the values that got him elected.
In Santa Monica, the FPPC has disqualified pro-housing Councilmember Jesse Zwick from all future housing votes. They said that because he works for a housing non-profit, he’s “conflicted” and must recuse.
Pretty absurd. The NIMBY deep state strikes again.
www.smdp.com/state-regula...
Pretty absurd. The NIMBY deep state strikes again.
www.smdp.com/state-regula...
State regulators say Councilman Zwick is conflicted on housing votes
The California Fair Political Practices Commission has ruled that Santa Monica Mayor Pro Tem Jesse Zwick must recuse himself from housing production decisions
www.smdp.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This is a hit job. The "conflict of interest" is that Jesse's day job aligns with the values that got him elected.
Places with greater population & density give people with non-traditional, weird, frowned upon, or otherwise "unusual" (non-derogatory) lifestyles a place to exist relatively free from persecution. Probably some people hate cities *because* monitoring & controlling others is more difficult in them.
I think on some level conservative NIMBYs oppose more housing because they dislike the idea of young people having more choices in how their lives are going to unfold
Is YIMBYism About Sex?
Sexual mores and housing demand, and the meaning of "pro-family housing"
www.thedeletedscenes.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Places with greater population & density give people with non-traditional, weird, frowned upon, or otherwise "unusual" (non-derogatory) lifestyles a place to exist relatively free from persecution. Probably some people hate cities *because* monitoring & controlling others is more difficult in them.
The UCLA Housing Voice podcast now has a Substack! ✍🏻
It'll be a place for listeners to share comments and questions for book club and mailbag episodes, and to discuss regular episodes in a venue less ephemeral than social media.
Be a pal, subscribe + say hi!
uclahousingvoice.substack.com
It'll be a place for listeners to share comments and questions for book club and mailbag episodes, and to discuss regular episodes in a venue less ephemeral than social media.
Be a pal, subscribe + say hi!
uclahousingvoice.substack.com
UCLA Housing Voice Podcast | Substack
A podcast about housing policy and research by the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies. Hosted and produced by Shane Phillips, co-hosted by Mike Lens, Paavo Monkkonen, and Mike Manville. Cli...
uclahousingvoice.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The UCLA Housing Voice podcast now has a Substack! ✍🏻
It'll be a place for listeners to share comments and questions for book club and mailbag episodes, and to discuss regular episodes in a venue less ephemeral than social media.
Be a pal, subscribe + say hi!
uclahousingvoice.substack.com
It'll be a place for listeners to share comments and questions for book club and mailbag episodes, and to discuss regular episodes in a venue less ephemeral than social media.
Be a pal, subscribe + say hi!
uclahousingvoice.substack.com
This week UCLA Housing Voice is joined by @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social to talk about construction defect liability, a consumer protection law that can create big barriers to condo development, taking one of the most affordable ownership options off the market.
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/17/1...
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/17/1...
Episode 104: Why We Don't Build Condos with Muhammad Alameldin (Incentives Series pt. 7) - UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Why do many U.S. states build so few condos? Muhammad Alameldin explains the role of construction defect liability laws — and how to fix them.
www.lewis.ucla.edu
December 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This week UCLA Housing Voice is joined by @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social to talk about construction defect liability, a consumer protection law that can create big barriers to condo development, taking one of the most affordable ownership options off the market.
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/17/1...
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/17/1...
We have one of the worst city attorneys in California
So, the gist: the LA City Attorney’s office is claiming that new housing built under SB79 will cost LA *billions* of dollars and is demanding the state reimburse them.
Apparently property taxes or impact fees don’t count.
Apparently property taxes or impact fees don’t count.
Happy Wednesday, folks! I’m spending my evening at a meeting of California NIMBY group Our Neighborhood Voices.
The topic? How to stop state housing bill SB79, which was signed into law, from actually being implemented!
The big draw is the special guest: the LA City Attorney's office. Yikes! 🧵
The topic? How to stop state housing bill SB79, which was signed into law, from actually being implemented!
The big draw is the special guest: the LA City Attorney's office. Yikes! 🧵
December 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We have one of the worst city attorneys in California
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I don't think Trump even mentions drugs here, which is supposedly one of the reasons for American aggression toward Venezuela
Trump on Venezuela: "Getting land, oil rights, whatever we had -- they took it away because we had a president that maybe wasn't watching. But they're not gonna do that. We want it back. They took our oil rights. We had a lot of oil there. They threw our companies out. And we want it back."
December 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I don't think Trump even mentions drugs here, which is supposedly one of the reasons for American aggression toward Venezuela
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Consultants contracted by Minnesota found that an eight-story single-stair building with 6,000 sq. ft. per floor (building 4) has dramatically lower fire risk than a same-height code-compliant two-stair building with a larger floor plate (building 1) www.dli.mn.gov/sites/defaul...
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Consultants contracted by Minnesota found that an eight-story single-stair building with 6,000 sq. ft. per floor (building 4) has dramatically lower fire risk than a same-height code-compliant two-stair building with a larger floor plate (building 1) www.dli.mn.gov/sites/defaul...
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This study was funded by the legislature after advocacy by @moreneighbors.org, @net0builder.bsky.social, and my org. It's a bombshell finding, and it shows that small amounts of government funding for code research – this one cost just $225k, same as one mid-rise stairway! – yields big results.
December 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This study was funded by the legislature after advocacy by @moreneighbors.org, @net0builder.bsky.social, and my org. It's a bombshell finding, and it shows that small amounts of government funding for code research – this one cost just $225k, same as one mid-rise stairway! – yields big results.
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Highly recommend this episode and the UCLA Housing Voice podcast generally.
Pew's main findings:
- Newer multifamily is safer than older multifamily
- Newer multifamily is safer than newer single-family
- Single-stair multifamily buildings are as safe as buildings with two stairwells
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/03/1...
- Newer multifamily is safer than older multifamily
- Newer multifamily is safer than newer single-family
- Single-stair multifamily buildings are as safe as buildings with two stairwells
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/03/1...
Episode 103: Fire Safety in Multifamily Housing with Alex Horowitz (Incentives Series pt. 6)
Explore why multifamily homes are often safer from fires than single-family housing, as Alex Horowitz shares research on building age, fire risk, and single-stair safety in our Incentives Series.
www.lewis.ucla.edu
December 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Highly recommend this episode and the UCLA Housing Voice podcast generally.
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The decline of democracy in the US means you can’t visit the US if you commented on the decline of democracy in the US
December 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The decline of democracy in the US means you can’t visit the US if you commented on the decline of democracy in the US
This is basically an effort to extend thought-policing beyond our national borders. "If people have to worry about being able to vacation here in the future, maybe they'll think twice about badmouthing the US." I'm sure that's gonna go really well for us.
December 10, 2025 at 6:36 AM
This is basically an effort to extend thought-policing beyond our national borders. "If people have to worry about being able to vacation here in the future, maybe they'll think twice about badmouthing the US." I'm sure that's gonna go really well for us.
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I'm excited to share this big report, a few years in the making, which contemplates how policy and financial reforms could make it possible for tenants to build wealth through renting. I call it Shared Prosperity Rental (SPR) Housing.
The dream of homeownership is out of reach for most Californians, and renting is a subpar second option. With support from MapCraft, Inc., @shanedphillips.bsky.social proposes a new model to fill the gap between renting and owning.
Read more below
www.lewis.ucla.edu/research/bui...
Read more below
www.lewis.ucla.edu/research/bui...
Building Renter Wealth: An Evaluation of Shared Prosperity Rental (SPR) Housing Program Design and Feasibility
Exploring the feasibility of shared prosperity rental housing, a model blending renter flexibility with homeownership-style wealth building to benefit targeted populations.
www.lewis.ucla.edu
December 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I'm excited to share this big report, a few years in the making, which contemplates how policy and financial reforms could make it possible for tenants to build wealth through renting. I call it Shared Prosperity Rental (SPR) Housing.
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This is a really important thing about speed cameras. They actually do change driver behavior and force people to slow down. They should be an important tool in creating safer streets *along with* design changes.
When cameras are installed, they issue many violations in the first month, followed by a steep decline in the second month. This suggests that the cameras effectively deter speeding by changing underlying driver behavior rather than relying on sustained revenue extraction.
December 9, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This is a really important thing about speed cameras. They actually do change driver behavior and force people to slow down. They should be an important tool in creating safer streets *along with* design changes.
I'm excited to share this big report, a few years in the making, which contemplates how policy and financial reforms could make it possible for tenants to build wealth through renting. I call it Shared Prosperity Rental (SPR) Housing.
The dream of homeownership is out of reach for most Californians, and renting is a subpar second option. With support from MapCraft, Inc., @shanedphillips.bsky.social proposes a new model to fill the gap between renting and owning.
Read more below
www.lewis.ucla.edu/research/bui...
Read more below
www.lewis.ucla.edu/research/bui...
Building Renter Wealth: An Evaluation of Shared Prosperity Rental (SPR) Housing Program Design and Feasibility
Exploring the feasibility of shared prosperity rental housing, a model blending renter flexibility with homeownership-style wealth building to benefit targeted populations.
www.lewis.ucla.edu
December 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I'm excited to share this big report, a few years in the making, which contemplates how policy and financial reforms could make it possible for tenants to build wealth through renting. I call it Shared Prosperity Rental (SPR) Housing.
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*youth pastor voice*
Let me tell you kids about another carpenter who wasn’t very popular with the authorities
Let me tell you kids about another carpenter who wasn’t very popular with the authorities
Sabrina Carpenter made the White House delete their fuck ass tweet.
December 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
*youth pastor voice*
Let me tell you kids about another carpenter who wasn’t very popular with the authorities
Let me tell you kids about another carpenter who wasn’t very popular with the authorities
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1: Trump slaps tariffs on Australia, despite U.S. having a trade surplus with the country.
2: Countries get scared away from US assets, buy gold.
3: Australia is one of the top gold exporters.
4: U.S. trade surplus with Australia sinks to lowest level in 20 years because gold sales to U.S. grow 10x
2: Countries get scared away from US assets, buy gold.
3: Australia is one of the top gold exporters.
4: U.S. trade surplus with Australia sinks to lowest level in 20 years because gold sales to U.S. grow 10x
Trump has orchestrated a golden age for Australia
China’s epochal rise was the driver of Australia’s first resource boom, in 2025 President Trump has engineered something almost as astounding.
www.smh.com.au
December 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
1: Trump slaps tariffs on Australia, despite U.S. having a trade surplus with the country.
2: Countries get scared away from US assets, buy gold.
3: Australia is one of the top gold exporters.
4: U.S. trade surplus with Australia sinks to lowest level in 20 years because gold sales to U.S. grow 10x
2: Countries get scared away from US assets, buy gold.
3: Australia is one of the top gold exporters.
4: U.S. trade surplus with Australia sinks to lowest level in 20 years because gold sales to U.S. grow 10x
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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If you have four runners and three medals, the slowest runner won't get a medal. Even if you train them up, there will always be a slowest runner.
Housing shouldn't be a race. We need enough housing for everyone, or else there will always be someone left out.
Housing shouldn't be a race. We need enough housing for everyone, or else there will always be someone left out.
HOMELESSNESS IS NOT A DRUG PROBLEM IT'S A HOUSING PROBLEM
I'm so sick of y'all in my mentions with this talking point, just stop.
PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD RENT. Half of renters are paying over 30% of their income on rent, another quarter are paying over 50%!!!
People need homes they can afford!
I'm so sick of y'all in my mentions with this talking point, just stop.
PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD RENT. Half of renters are paying over 30% of their income on rent, another quarter are paying over 50%!!!
People need homes they can afford!
December 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
If you have four runners and three medals, the slowest runner won't get a medal. Even if you train them up, there will always be a slowest runner.
Housing shouldn't be a race. We need enough housing for everyone, or else there will always be someone left out.
Housing shouldn't be a race. We need enough housing for everyone, or else there will always be someone left out.
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Very interesting discussion about fire safety
Pew's main findings:
- Newer multifamily is safer than older multifamily
- Newer multifamily is safer than newer single-family
- Single-stair multifamily buildings are as safe as buildings with two stairwells
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/03/1...
- Newer multifamily is safer than older multifamily
- Newer multifamily is safer than newer single-family
- Single-stair multifamily buildings are as safe as buildings with two stairwells
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/03/1...
Episode 103: Fire Safety in Multifamily Housing with Alex Horowitz (Incentives Series pt. 6)
Explore why multifamily homes are often safer from fires than single-family housing, as Alex Horowitz shares research on building age, fire risk, and single-stair safety in our Incentives Series.
www.lewis.ucla.edu
December 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Very interesting discussion about fire safety
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I've read the full report. It's compelling. I'm looking forward to the podcast.
America's fire code has become one of the biggest obstacles to reducing traffic deaths in the U.S. (which, as any good safety researcher knows, are more than 10 times as common as fire deaths).
America's fire code has become one of the biggest obstacles to reducing traffic deaths in the U.S. (which, as any good safety researcher knows, are more than 10 times as common as fire deaths).
Pew's main findings:
- Newer multifamily is safer than older multifamily
- Newer multifamily is safer than newer single-family
- Single-stair multifamily buildings are as safe as buildings with two stairwells
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/03/1...
- Newer multifamily is safer than older multifamily
- Newer multifamily is safer than newer single-family
- Single-stair multifamily buildings are as safe as buildings with two stairwells
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/03/1...
Episode 103: Fire Safety in Multifamily Housing with Alex Horowitz (Incentives Series pt. 6)
Explore why multifamily homes are often safer from fires than single-family housing, as Alex Horowitz shares research on building age, fire risk, and single-stair safety in our Incentives Series.
www.lewis.ucla.edu
December 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I've read the full report. It's compelling. I'm looking forward to the podcast.
America's fire code has become one of the biggest obstacles to reducing traffic deaths in the U.S. (which, as any good safety researcher knows, are more than 10 times as common as fire deaths).
America's fire code has become one of the biggest obstacles to reducing traffic deaths in the U.S. (which, as any good safety researcher knows, are more than 10 times as common as fire deaths).
In this episode of UCLA Housing Voice, we talked with Alex Horowitz about Pew's important research — possibly the first of its kind in the U.S.? — evaluating fire safety outcomes for multifamily housing, measured as the risk of dying in a building fire.
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/03/1...
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/03/1...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
In this episode of UCLA Housing Voice, we talked with Alex Horowitz about Pew's important research — possibly the first of its kind in the U.S.? — evaluating fire safety outcomes for multifamily housing, measured as the risk of dying in a building fire.
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/03/1...
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/03/1...