What if America's housing crisis needs more than just rezoning existing cities? Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-04) joins us to make the case for building entirely new cities from scratch. We dive deep into the practical details: site selection, tax increment financing, transit connectivity, and the politics of making it happen. Plus, Jake explains why he prefers talking about "cost disease" over "abundance," discusses autonomous vehicles and walkable communities, and warns about the d...
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What if America's housing crisis needs more than just rezoning existing cities? Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-04) joins us to make the case for building entirely new cities from scratch. We dive deep into the practical details: site selection, tax increment financing, transit connectivity, and the politics of making it happen. Plus, Jake explains why he prefers talking about "cost disease" over "abundance," discusses autonomous vehicles and walkable communities, and warns about the d...
The Law That Stopped California with Sen Scott Wiener & Asm Buffy Wick
Everybody Gets Pie's Podcast
44 minutes
3 months ago
The Law That Stopped California with Sen Scott Wiener & Asm Buffy Wick
For decades, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was untouchable. Originally passed to protect the environment, CEQA evolved into a sprawling law that let almost anyone sue to block nearly any project, not just oil refineries, but also student housing, food banks, daycare centers, bike lanes, and even high-speed rail. Reform was considered politically impossible. Then, in the final hours of June 2025, that changed. Governor Gavin Newsom called it “the most consequential housing re...
Everybody Gets Pie's Podcast
What if America's housing crisis needs more than just rezoning existing cities? Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-04) joins us to make the case for building entirely new cities from scratch. We dive deep into the practical details: site selection, tax increment financing, transit connectivity, and the politics of making it happen. Plus, Jake explains why he prefers talking about "cost disease" over "abundance," discusses autonomous vehicles and walkable communities, and warns about the d...
