UCLA Housing Voice: Daily Summaries Delivered

Ep. 116: ‘Stuck’ Book Club pt. 3 with Yoni Appelbaum

Part 3 of our book club series on Yoni Appelbaum's 'Stuck', covering chapters 9–10. Appelbaum himself joins us to wrap up the series. Show notes: Appelbaum, Y. (2025). Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity. Penguin Random House.UCLA Housing Voice episode 112: ‘Stuck’ Book Club pt. 1 with Attorney General Rob Bonta.UCLA Housing Voice episode 114: ‘Stuck’ Book Club pt. 2 with Giselle Hale.Sahn, A. (2025). Racial diversity and exclusionary zo...

Ep. 115: Road Scholars on Major Transit Stops with Jacob Wasserman and Aaron Barrall

California created a definition for major transit stops in state code and ties this definition to a lot of housing policies. Jacob Wasserman and Aaron Barrall explore the different ways this definition could be interpreted and how different approaches could mean more or less land available for increased development. Show notes: Wasserman, J.L., Barrall, A., Millard-Ball, A., and Lee, A. (2026) “Stop” and Think about it: How the Different Interpretations of What Counts as a “Major Transi...

Ep. 114: 'Stuck' Book Club pt. 2 with Giselle Hale

Ep. 113: Road Scholars on Parking Requirements with UC(LA)'s Amy Lee

California passed a landmark law in 2022 prohibiting cities from mandating minimum parking requirements near major transit stops. Amy Lee explores how cities and developers have responded. Show Notes Lee, A., Millard-Ball, A., & Manville, M. (2025). State Preemption in Theory and Practice: The Case of Parking Requirements. Urban Affairs Review, 1–31. https://doi.org/10.1177/10780874251385240Abstract: In U.S. law, states can override actions of local governments that contravene state inter...

Ep. 112: 'Stuck' Book Club pt. 1 with Attorney General Rob Bonta

We're doing a three-part book club series on Yoni Appelbaum's 'Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity.' This is episode one, covering chapters 1 through 4. In the second half of the show, California Attorney General Rob Bonta joins us to talk about connections between the book's themes and his work enforcing housing and immigration law. Find the Lewis Center at lewis.ucla.edu and chat with the hosts and fellow listeners at our Substack, ucl...

Ep. 111: Land Value Tax Would Fix This with Lars Doucet (Incentives Series pt. 11)

We close out the Incentives Series with Lars Doucet offering a primer on land value taxes, the ultimate incentive-aligned housing policy. This is part 11 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Show notes: Doucet, L. (2025). Land value return is needed, pragmatic, and achievable. Progress and Poverty [Substack]. Doucet, L. (2025). Enacting Land Value Return in Your Hometown. Progress and Poverty [Substack].Doucet, L. (2025). So You Want to Abolish Property Taxes. Progress an...

Ep. 110: The Measure ULA Episode with Jason Ward and Mott Smith (Incentives Series pt. 10)

We're joined by our co-authors to discuss a few Lewis Center studies on Measure ULA, a transfer tax in the city of Los Angeles, that made a big splash. This is part 10 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Show notes: Manville, M., & Smith, M. (2025). The Unintended Consequences of Measure ULA. UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies.Ward, J., & Phillips, S. (2025). Taxing Tomorrow: Measure ULA's Impact on Multifamily Housing Production and Potential Reforms....

Ep. 109: The Renter Wealth Creation Fund with Chris Herrmann

Enterprise Community Partners has been running a renter wealth-building program since 2022. How’s it going? And what comes next? Show notes: Enterprise Community Partners’ Renter Wealth Creation Fund website.The Renter Wealth Creation Fund term sheet.UCLA Housing Voice episode 108: Building Wealth by Renting with Shane Phillips and Bob Simpson.Phillips, S. (2025). Building Renter Wealth: An Evaluation of Shared Prosperity Rental (SPR) Housing Program Design and Feasibility. UCLA Lewis Center ...