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Dialogue with the Opposition, with Michael Goldman May 12, 2018

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Michael Goldman is a councilperson for Sunnyvale City Council. We recently had an extensive conversation about affordable housing at a Denny's after a council meeting, and are extended it onto the airwaves. It certainly seems that we disagree fundamentally about everything, but after we share ideas, what can we learn? Plenty of talk about urban economics and land markets.

The Palo Alto Process and the (Im)morality of Developers, with Max Kapczynski Apr 19, 2018

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Max Kapczynski of Palo Alto Forward is back, to talk about recent goings-on in Palo Alto. An affordable housing overlay made its way through council, but what does it *really* mean about the housing situation at large. We expand this into a conversation about developers, and how money is made. Some claim they're no different than anybody else offering a service, and some claim that their form of making money is inherently immoral. Who's right?

Talking the PPP Social Housing Paper with Asn Ndiaye Apr 12, 2018

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We talk with Asn Ndiaye about what leftist housing policy means, analyze the PPP Social Housing policy paper that everybody's talking about, and find time to discuss the importance of real estate in Sex and the City.

Non-Profit Affordable Housing with Paul Leone Mar 15, 2018

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Paul Leone of the non-profit Midpen Housing Corporation is on to talk about the intricate, complex systems that produce affordable housing today. Max Kapczynski is back, as questions are asked about how to understand how policy impacts the production of affordable housing, and how affordable housing in California can work better.

Chris P. on the RV dwelling experience Mar 08, 2018

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Chris P. of KZSU talks about the experience of living in an RV in Silicon Valley for 18 months.

Cecily Foote and Nani Friedman of Stanford's SCoPE 2035 Feb 08, 2018

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SCoPE 2035 (Stanford Coalition for Planning an Equitable 2035) is a group of Stanford Students, trying to influence the way that Stanford does land use, to give housing stability to Stanford students, faculty, staff, and the surrounding community. Cecily Foote and Nani Friedman talk about the organization's goals and progress.

SB 827: Is it the Housing Fix California Needs? Feb 01, 2018

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Max Kapczynski is back, and we're talking about Scott Weiner's SB 827, which has created a nearly nuclear amount of buzz. What's it all about? Will it really fix housing? Will it have side effects? And does it have a chance?

Congestion Taxes: Are They Regressive? Dec 08, 2017

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Everybody talks about regressive taxes vs progressive taxes, and many are saying that congestion taxes on our roadways would be regressive. Who's right and wrong?

Christine Peterson of the Foresight Institute: Vision Week Nov 24, 2017

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We talk positive and negative visions of the future with the founder of the Foresight Institute, Christine Peterson. The Foresight Institute holds a conference looking forward to future technology and society: Vision Week, held December 2-3, 2017.

Max Kapczynski of Palo Alto Forward, of What People Can Do To Fix Housing Nov 17, 2017

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What can someone do to make the housing situation better? That's the question we talk about with Max Kapczynski of Palo Alto Forward, fighting the fight for housing reform in the midst of the most ingrained NIMBYism one can possibly find. Perverse incentives, perverse incentives, perverse incentives: we have it all.

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