Shane Phillips
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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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marx was anti-capitalist in the sense that he longed for what (he thought) would come after; these days it seems many anti-capitalists are anticapitalists insofar as they long for what came before
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
marx was anti-capitalist in the sense that he longed for what (he thought) would come after; these days it seems many anti-capitalists are anticapitalists insofar as they long for what came before
Not just ignores; Trump looks annoyed that the collapsed guy is drawing attention away from him
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Not just ignores; Trump looks annoyed that the collapsed guy is drawing attention away from him
Ugh, huge missed opportunity.
November 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Ugh, huge missed opportunity.
Another message is the importance of planners and builders working together, which starts with taking each other's concerns seriously. John and Andre's partnership led to big changes both locally and at the state level. Hopefully it can serve as a model for others!
Episode 101: Beyond Zoning with John Zeanah and Andre D. Jones (Incentives Series pt. 4)
Your city just legalized “missing middle” housing in its zoning code — now what? Looking at Memphis, Tennessee, we discuss the hidden non-zoning barriers to developing small apartment buildings.
www.lewis.ucla.edu
November 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Another message is the importance of planners and builders working together, which starts with taking each other's concerns seriously. John and Andre's partnership led to big changes both locally and at the state level. Hopefully it can serve as a model for others!
A key message from the report and interview is that our codes and standards should be in better proportion to the scale of the project being built. A triplex is much more like a single-family house than a 100-unit apartment building, and our codes should reflect that. Today, they mostly don't
November 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A key message from the report and interview is that our codes and standards should be in better proportion to the scale of the project being built. A triplex is much more like a single-family house than a 100-unit apartment building, and our codes should reflect that. Today, they mostly don't