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California Coastal Commission Public Comment on March 2023 Agenda Item Wednesday 6e – Draft Sustainability Principles

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California Coastal Commission Public Comment on March 2023 Agenda Item Wednesday 6e – Draft Sustainability Principles

In the Future Actions section of the California Coastal Commission’s Draft Sustainability Principles, the commission needs to consider the housing crisis contained within its purview and beyond the coastal regions.

Mar 1, 2023

By Matt Sedlar

The NYT Doesn’t Have Access to Census Data: We Do Not Have a Record Number of Renters

Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press

The NYT Doesn’t Have Access to Census Data: We Do Not Have a Record Number of Renters

It seems that the NYT wants to push a story of declining homeownership rates, but the data refuse to cooperate, so they ignore it.

Dec 30, 2022

By Dean Baker

Slower rental inflation will go far toward bringing inflation back to a more acceptable pace.

Census and WaPo at Odds Over Effect of Inflation on Low-Income Families

Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press

Census and WaPo at Odds Over Effect of Inflation on Low-Income Families

Nov 30, 2022

By Dean Baker

Getting Rents Down, Converting Vacant Office Space to Residential

Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press

Getting Rents Down, Converting Vacant Office Space to Residential

Remote work is now a fact of life. If the office space is converted to residential space, it will put downward pressure on rents more generally. This is bad news for landlords, but it will mean more money for renters.

May 27, 2022

By Dean Baker