Author Says 'Mixed Solutions Can Feel Like A Cop-Out' But May Solve Housing Inequity
Journalist Conor Dougherty doesn't traffic radical ideas in Golden Gates, but tells the story of housing in all its complexity, acknowledging that imperfect solutions are often the only solutions.
America's housing crisis isn't new — and its ongoing issues have grown really old.
Non-wealthy people living in major American metro areas, particularly on the coasts, continue to feel the weight of ever-rising rents and home prices long after they first ceased to be affordable. And that weight is usually compounded with other struggles, like paying student debt, keeping health insurance or simply finding the money for basic necessities.
The housing crisis is driven by many factors, like supply shortage, zoning restrictions, NIMBYism (the not in my
