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When YIMBYs Attack: Democratic Socialist Dean Preston on the San Francisco Housing Crisis
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Dean Preston represents District 5 on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. A tenants' rights attorney and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, he was the first democratic socialist elected to the board in 40 years. Recently, a campaign by a group called the "YIMBYs" has accused Preston of denying housing to thousands of people. In this episode, we talk about why San Francisco has a housing crisis and how to solve it. We also talk about how pro-developer groups produce propaganda that portrays affordable housing activists as "opposed to affordable housing." Dean responds to the YIMBY charges and shows how corporate disinformation against socialists works.
We discuss:
- Why rent control is actually a very good thing
- How the hypocrisy of San Francisco rich people has driven inequality spiraling out of control in the city
- How the "YIMBY movement" paints anyone who opposes developers' interests as an anti-housing "NIMBY"
- The things cities need to actually be affordable
- How elected officials can use their positions to exact concessions from developers (and why this shouldn't be considered "opposing the development of housing")
- How disinformation campaigns try to massage the facts to manipulate voters (and why voters are often too smart to be fooled)
Nathan's article on YIMBYism is here. '
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Manage episode 316706924 series 2497290
Dean Preston represents District 5 on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. A tenants' rights attorney and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, he was the first democratic socialist elected to the board in 40 years. Recently, a campaign by a group called the "YIMBYs" has accused Preston of denying housing to thousands of people. In this episode, we talk about why San Francisco has a housing crisis and how to solve it. We also talk about how pro-developer groups produce propaganda that portrays affordable housing activists as "opposed to affordable housing." Dean responds to the YIMBY charges and shows how corporate disinformation against socialists works.
We discuss:
- Why rent control is actually a very good thing
- How the hypocrisy of San Francisco rich people has driven inequality spiraling out of control in the city
- How the "YIMBY movement" paints anyone who opposes developers' interests as an anti-housing "NIMBY"
- The things cities need to actually be affordable
- How elected officials can use their positions to exact concessions from developers (and why this shouldn't be considered "opposing the development of housing")
- How disinformation campaigns try to massage the facts to manipulate voters (and why voters are often too smart to be fooled)
Nathan's article on YIMBYism is here. '
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